Scranton buying land next to Novembrino splash pad/playground for parking
The land being purchased from owner Mary Regina LLC includes 9,628 square feet, or about one-quarter of the lot in the 200 block of South 10th Avenue between Novembrino Park and the offices of endodontist Dr. Frank A. DiNoia, DDS, the city said in a statement Friday.
The city of Scranton plans to buy for $34,000 part of a vacant lot next to Novembrino Park in West Scranton, shown here on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, to use for off-street parking for visitors to the recreation site that includes a playground and a splash pad. The land being purchased from owner Mary Regina LLC includes 9,628 square feet, or about one-quarter of the lot in the 200 block of South 10th Avenue between Novembrino Park and the offices of endodontist Dr. Frank A. DiNoia, DDS. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
Last Tuesday, Scranton City Council introduced a resolution from the administration of Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti authorizing the city to buy for $34,000 the 9,628 square feet of the part of the vacant lot closest to Washburn Street.
'Because of our many improvements at Novembrino Park, it is one of the most popular parks in the city,' Cognetti said in the statement. 'The addition of dedicated off-street parking at Novembrino can help us keep children and families safe as they enjoy this West Scranton attraction.'
Council voted 5-0 — with council President Gerald Smurl, Jessica Rothchild, Mark McAndrew, Tom Schuster and Bill King all in favor — to introduce the resolution, the city said. Council's agenda for its meeting this coming Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall has the resolution listed for a vote on adoption.
Novembrino Park is home to the city's first splash pad that opened in July 2021 and a playground that opened in November 2023.
The city funded the playground improvements with federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars and support from the Monsignor Anthony C. Marra Memorial Fund of Friends of the Poor.
New playground equipment was installed at Novembrino Park in West Scranton in 2023, and show here in this photo on July 20, 2023. (TIME-TRIBUNE / FILE PHOTO)
The city's 2021 Parks Needs Assessment and Master Plan called for off-street parking at Novembrino and the city planned for the expense in the 2025 capital budget.
Meanwhile, as of last summer, the spongy surface of the splash pad at Novembrino Park had already deteriorated badly and officials had said it would be removed and replaced with a concrete surface.
Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti at the city's first splash pad, at Novembrino Park in West Side, on July 22, 2021, and which opened that day. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
'The surface of the splash pad will be addressed this spring and we anticipate opening (the splash pad) for Memorial Day weekend,' city Business Administrator Eileen Cipriani said Monday via email.
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The city of Scranton plans to buy for $34,000 part of a vacant lot next to Novembrino Park in West Scranton, shown here on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, to use for off-street parking for visitors to the recreation site that includes a playground and a splash pad. The land being purchased from owner Mary Regina LLC includes 9,628 square feet, or about one-quarter of the lot in the 200 block of South 10th Avenue between Novembrino Park and the offices of endodontist Dr. Frank A. DiNoia, DDS. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
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New playground equipment was installed at Novembrino Park in West Scranton in 2023, and show here in this photo on July 20, 2023. (TIME-TRIBUNE / FILE PHOTO)
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The city of Scranton plans to buy for $34,000 part of a vacant lot next to Novembrino Park in West Scranton, shown here on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, to use for off-street parking for visitors to the recreation site that includes a playground and a splash pad. The land being purchased from owner Mary Regina LLC includes 9,628 square feet, or about one-quarter of the lot in the 200 block of South 10th Avenue between Novembrino Park and the offices of endodontist Dr. Frank A. DiNoia, DDS. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
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Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti at the city's first splash pad, at Novembrino Park in West Side, on July 22, 2021, and which opened that day. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
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The city of Scranton plans to buy for $34,000 part of a vacant lot next to Novembrino Park in West Scranton, shown here on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, to use for off-street parking for visitors to the recreation site that includes a playground and a splash pad. The land being purchased from owner Mary Regina LLC includes 9,628 square feet, or about one-quarter of the lot in the 200 block of South 10th Avenue between Novembrino Park and the offices of endodontist Dr. Frank A. DiNoia, DDS. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
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The city of Scranton plans to buy for $34,000 part of a vacant lot next to Novembrino Park in West Scranton, shown here on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, to use for off-street parking for visitors to the recreation site that includes a playground and a splash pad. The land being purchased from owner Mary Regina LLC includes 9,628 square feet, or about one-quarter of the lot in the 200 block of South 10th Avenue between Novembrino Park and the offices of endodontist Dr. Frank A. DiNoia, DDS. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
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