Senator Reed joined other members of the Congressional Delegation, state officials, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, and nostolgic supporters of the project on October 24 at the site of the old Rocky Point amusement park to celebrate its preservation as a public recreation area.
The roughly 80 acres, which the state acquired with 2010 open space bond money, was added to the 40 coastal acres of former park property previously purchased by the city — giving the public a total of 120 acres of parkland with panoramic ocean views.
“The rides are gone, but the history and natural beauty remain,” said Senator Reed, who helped Warwick secure federal grant money that was part of the financing that enabled the city to purchase the shoreline portion of the park land in 2008.
