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The St. Mary’s Park community parking lot in Monroe is expected to reopen by the end of November after extensive renovations.

This project is the first phase of a larger renovation of St. Mary's Park, with further improvements planned for 2026.

The large community parking lot and community event venue at Monroe's St. Mary's Park could reopen later this month.

The lot hadn't been significantly updated in 30 years. In 2024, Mark Cochran, the city of Monroe 's director of economic and community development, said the lot was in a "state of deterioration." The lot has been closed since Fonson Co. of Brighton began construction in late August.

"The paving of the parking is completed. Work remaining includes completion of the retaining wall along Elm Avenue, irrigatio

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