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It’s official: Construction of Pedro Park in…

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It’s official: Construction of Pedro Park in downtown St. Paul is underway after 27 years of planning

It’s been a long road but Pedro Park is a year away from welcoming its first visitors

People in construction helmets and vests shovel dirt — Members of the Pedro family, from left, son Carl Pedro, daughter Mara Miletich and grandson Eli Miletich throw dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Pedro Park in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Pedro Park was first envisioned as part of the Fitzgerald Park Precinct Plan adopted by the Saint Paul City Council as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan in 2006. The property includes the former Pedro Luggage Center, donated to the city by the Pedro family in 2009, as well as the former Public Safety Annex Building demolished in 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

By Frederick Melo | [email protected] | Pioneer Press

UPDATED: July 17, 2024 at 8:13 a.m.

The city's newest park is expected to include a picnic shelter, cafe tables, seating, a dog run, play area, gardens, plaza space, tree plantings and open lawn area.