Port Authority Presents Upgraded Plans for Community Park on St. John

St. John residents got a chance to view upgraded preliminary plans for the Enighed Pond Community Park when V.I. Port Authority staff and advisers hosted a town-hall meeting Tuesday night at the St. John Legislative Annex in Cruz Bay.

Carlton Dowe, executive director of VIPA, gave an overview of the master plan for the event space, which has been under development since 2022.

The park is planned for a 3.69-acre site formed from the material dredged from Enighed Pond when the Theodore E. Moorehead Marine Terminal was built. It will include a performance venue, a playground and green space for public use, accommodations for retailers, and a staging area for disaster response.

Dowe began the meeting by stating the plan is still a work in progress and thanked community members for their input over the past two years. He introduced the planning team, which includes engineers and designers from VIPA, Moffatt & Nichol, and Springline Architects. St. John architect Kurt Marsh has also been consulting on the project.