New Playground Coming Next To South Amboy Middle/High School

SOUTH AMBOY, NJ — A vacant lot near South Amboy Middle/High School will be converted into a new park and playground, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced Wednesday.

Pallone, this area's representative to Washington, said he secured $250,000 in federal Community Project Funding to build the new park and playground.

According to city plans, the new play area will span approximately 2,500 square feet and will be designed to meet national childcare standards for outdoor play spaces, accommodating up to 33 children at a time. It will be a preschool play area, with low swings, slides, a sandbox and play structures appropriate for preschool-age children.

The project also includes landscaping with shade-providing trees and native plants, as well as improvements to a nearby parking area.

“This funding gives South Amboy the ability to turn an underused space into something families can rely on,” said Pallone. “A safe, well-designed playground near the school creates opportunities for kids to be active and for families to spend time together."

“On behalf of the City of South Amboy and especially our young citizens, I would like to thank Congressman Frank Pallone for the $250,000 appropriation,” said South Amboy Mayor Fred Henry. “This generous funding will go a long way in helping to relocate our David Street park to the Allie Clark Sports Complex."