Roswell's $179.6 million bond program is reshaping facilities across more than 35 project sites, with several nearing completion and the city's biggest renovation just getting started.

A capital project list in the Recreation Commission's Thursday, Sept. 3 agenda packet tracks 35 bond-funded and capital-improvement projects. The list gives residents a detailed snapshot of where their tax dollars stand heading into fall.

Two projects are at 95% complete. The $3.1 million Roswell Area Park pond rehabilitation, which replaced aging pipes, replaced damaged retaining walls and dredged the pond, reached substantial completion, according to Visit Roswell. Contractor GradeCo is targeting an October finish. Liberty Square Park, a new park with a picnic shelter, playground and storm drainage improvements, is also at 95%. Its restroom building is roughed-in on a slab, and structural steel is installed. Contractor Lagniappe Development Company is also targeting October.

Founder's Park hit 95% as well. The restroom building, parking lot and retention pond are at substantial completion, and most landscaping is in place. Contractor Reeves Young is working through one remaining punch-list item.

That project had targeted a July completion.

At Grimes Bridge Park, Precision Turf LLC is converting two natural grass soccer fields to artificial turf and rebuilding the retaining wall between the upper and lower fields. That $3.56 million project, approved by the City Council in October 2025, is 80% complete. The landscape plan is out to bid and expected to finish in October, though the overall project targets September.

The city's largest single project, the $13.8 million Riverside Park renovation, is 35% complete. Crews from The MAPP Group are grading the 21-acre site along the Chattahoochee River, installing stormwater infrastructure and building footers for a new event pavilion and bandstand. The park draws more than 130,000 visitors a year and is expected to reopen in summer 2027.

When the council approved the Riverside contract in December 2025, parks director Steven Malone said the renovation "reflects the priorities residents identified through the River Parks Master Plan process," according to Roswell Connections.

Crabapple Center's interior renovation is 60% complete. Workers are converting classrooms into performing arts studios, upgrading lighting to LED and renovating restrooms, with an October target. Separate Crabapple projects for dance floors, HVAC replacement and parking lot resurfacing are all in preconstruction.

A citywide LED lighting upgrade for athletic fields and courts is 90% complete. Musco Lighting crews have finished work at East Roswell Park, Groveway Community Park, Woodstock Park, Waller Park and Grimes Bridge, and are working at Roswell Area Park. The Cultural Arts Center's lighting and rigging modernization is at 50%.

Several projects remain in earlier stages. Hembree Park's gym renovation, including a new basketball court and ADA-compliant bleachers, is in procurement with a December target. The overall Hembree Park redesign is at 5%, with design firm RK&K completing an on-site assessment in June. Playground replacements at East Roswell, Roswell Area Park, Sloan Street Park and Groveway Park are in procurement, with staff expecting to select a contractor by the end of September.

At the city's historic properties, Barrington Hall's roof replacement and porch structural assessment are both in planning with no completion dates set. Smith Plantation ceiling repairs and trail light replacement are also in early stages.

The Recreation Commission meets next on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Adult Recreation Center. Residents can review the full project list in the Sept. 3 agenda packet on the city's website.