Huntington Station Spray Park At Manor Field Set To Open In 2022

HUNTINGTON STATION, NY — A new spray park at Manor Field Park in Huntington Station is set to open in late spring 2022, Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci and Deputy Supervisor, Councilman Ed Smyth, announced. Its completion will mark the town's second spray park, with the only other one being Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Spray Park at Elwood Park.

"The Manor Field Spray Park along with the new amenities we have coming soon are exciting steps in our plan to revitalize Huntington Station," Lupinacci stated.

At its Feb. 11, 2020, meeting, the Huntington Town Board approved, by a 4-1 roll call vote, $750,000 in funding to build a spray park at Manor Field Park.

At the Sept. 15, 2020, meeting, the board authorized Lupinacci to apply for up to $189,000 in New York state and Municipal Facilities Capital Program grant funding for the Manor Field Spray Park Playground project. One of the requirements for the grant funding was a 100 percent park-type use of the site of the project.

Smyth sponsored a resolution appropriating $200,000 in funds to complete the spray park project at the Sept. 14, 2021, board meeting that will be returned to the fund balance if the grant funding is approved.

"In the spring of 2022, the children of Huntington Station will have this first-class spray park in their backyard, along with a brand-new playground and new turf field that athletes of all ages can enjoy," Smyth said.

In spring and summer 2021, preparations for the new playground and spray park included the replacement of the synthetic turf field at Manor Field Park, under which the previous septic system leaching pools for both the comfort station and community building were located. The sanitary system was replaced to handle the additional septic and water usage the spray park would require. Both the sanitary permit and water permit took several months to be approved.

The old playground at Manor Field Park was to be demolished in September, but due to safety issues the old equipment presented, the Department of General Services demolished the playground in late August.

Construction on a new playground and the new Manor Field Spray Park is set to start in the coming weeks and will take approximately two months to complete.