Woodstock officials agreed Monday evening to begin the first concrete steps toward developing Bradford Park, directing staff to initiate design work on the project’s opening phases and formally committing $1.2 million in Valley Health funding toward the effort.

The move marks the first real implementation decision since the town adopted a new master plan for the 72-acre park earlier this year. That plan envisions Bradford Park as a community hub with trails, athletic fields, open play areas and reforestation zones — an expansion intended to match the town’s population growth and rising demand for youth sports, walking paths and multi-age recreation.

On Monday, the Town Council’s Public Works and Finance Committee focused heavily on Phase 1A, an approximately 18-acre area on the park’s ea

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