Raleigh Parks will host a public open house at the Halifax Park Community Center. The latest schematic design plans will be available for review. City staff and the project design team will be there to give project updates, take comments, and address questions. This event will be family-friendly, and a Spanish interpreter will be available.
The schematic design phase follows the Raleigh City Council approval of the Smoky Hollow Park Concept Plan in November 2022 (formerly called Devereux Meadow Park). As approved in the Concept Plan, Smoky Hollow Park is being planned as a passive park with pedestrian pathways and boardwalks, plazas along Peace and West Streets, stream overlooks, and extensively landscaped and naturalized areas. The centerpiece of the park design is the restoration of Pigeon House Branch, realigned to flow through the middle of the site. Constructed wetlands will work with the stream to mitigate flooding and improve water quality.