Spartanburg City News

It's the culmination of a process that started back in 2012 when discussions about water quality and neighborhood redevelopment on our city's Northside led to an idea: why not resurrect an old waterway underneath the Northside neighborhood and create a park that could serve as a focal point for a reinvigorated Northside?   Fast-forward through a few years of collaborative neighborhood planning, design, and enough navigating the tricky waters of federal and state government agencies to earn some of our city staff members expert-level bureaucrat merit badges and finally, the day is near. Butterfly Creek is here, ready to be enjoyed and celebrated by our residents at a grand opening ceremony to be held Saturday, May 5 at 11:30 a.m (498 Howard St.). The eight-acre park features 2,000 feet of newly daylit creek and green space, a 120-foot pedestrian bridge, as well as a quarter-mile walking path and picnic shelters.    Beyond just the basics of a new parks project, the story of how this new signature amenity for S