Ward 1 resident asks Cheverly to study pocket park and splash pad at end of Lockwood Road

Matt Will of Ward 1 asked the council to direct staff to formally evaluate a site at the end of the 5600 block of Lockwood and to commit to a resident working session on design. He said the petition had collected more than 300 signatures from across the town and argued that shared green space combats loneliness and increases property values as Cheverly Hill development proceeds.

"Over the past few months, 306 neighbors signed in support of a small pocket park and splash pad at the end of 5600 Block Of Lockwood," Will said. He asked the town to treat the request as part of the broader Cheverly Hill planning process rather than as a resident‑led outlier and urged council to "bring your residents in to support this as your agenda." Council members thanked him and agreed staff should evaluate the site and return with options.