GOOD HOPE — Week by week, park guests and passersby along Alabama Hwy 69 are beginning to see more of the city of Good Hope’s vision taking shape at the newest of its municipal parks.

Located on 33 acres along Highway 69 and lying just adjacent to the city’s older park property, the newer, yet-unnamed park addition is already attracting visitors with its new children’s play area as well as a bespoke “Fitness Court” facility that accommodates guests of all ages.

But as of last week, the park is progressing into the next phase of city leaders’ ambitious parks and recreation plans after workers completed the concrete pour for a quartet of pickleball courts, in addition to prepping the foundation for two more outdoor basketball courts.

Because the park remains an active construction site, some areas continue to be off-limits to guests as workers complete landscaping and sod work, in addition to all the ongoing activity where the future outdoor courts will be located. But Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett noted that many of the park’s planned features are already in full operation — including a pair of public restrooms, with air conditioning, located at the central hub that connects the Fitness Court, the kids’ play area, and the forthcoming pickleball and basketball areas.

“The restrooms are usable right now,” said Bartlett, “and they are phenomenal. They’re just great. Once the [concrete slabs for the] basketball and pickleball courts have cured, they have sleeves ready for the fencing, the nets and goals, the striping and all the other court structures that will make these courts ready for people to come out and use. We’re really excited about how the park is coming together.”

The sports courts won’t mark the end of development at the park, which, when finished, will receive a formal naming and a dedication ceremony. Plans also call for a multi-use storm shelter, additional areas for rest and recreation and a cross country running track designed with input from longtime local track coach William Calvert.