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Jollene Dubner Park
        Jollene Dubner Park was named in memory
of Jollene Dubner, a founding member of the Lowell Parks & Conservation
Trust who died in 1994. The Park was completed in November 2000.
It offers the only direct public access to the Concord River in
one of the most densely developed sections of the city.
        The park is maintained by a group of neighborhood
volunteers and LPCT members who water the park, plant flowers, or
just get together to exchange a friendly word while looking out
over the river. Jollene Dubner Park is located within one of the
most densely developed residential sections of the city, where house
lots are as small as 2,000 square feet.      
  The park site is the former location of a 17 unit tenement
house that completely covered the lot. The city of Lowell took the
property for non-payment of taxes and demolished the building. In
1999 the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust acquired an adjacent
house on a 2,000 square foot parcel land from the FDIC. Demolition
of the house expanded the park size and created sloped access to
the river bank.         Features within
the park include a granite wall, which is the remains of the foundation
from the former tenement. An ornamental cast iron fence was reproduced
from remnants of an historic fence found on the site. The fence
features a leaf pattern sheltered within an inverted heart. A pergola,
which was donated to the Trust, provides vertical interest and will
support ornamental climbing plants or grape vines. Granite benches,
paid for by private contributions, provide seating along a curved
pathway and overlooking views of the Concord River. The park also
has solar lighting to provide additional security.  
      If you would like to help take care of the park
or get involved with river cleanups that begin at the park contact
us. The Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust also has a maintenance
fund for the park if you would like to donate money to aid in its
long-term maintenance, CLICK
HERE TO DONATE TO THE JOLLENE DUBNER PARK FUND.
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