Rome receives $1M in funding for Pinti Field repairs

ROME — The City of Rome will receive $1 million in federal funding to repair Pinti Field Park, which was damaged by flood waters during Tropical Storm Fred in August 2021, according to a Jan. 5 news release from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.)

“Tropical Storm Fred ravaged the Mohawk Valley, including the beloved Pinti Field park in Rome,” Schumer said in the release. “Now, thanks to the Major Disaster Declaration we secured, federal funding is flowing to the city of Rome to help restore this beautiful park. This will help Rome build the park back stronger than before with enhanced flood mitigation, a new dock, playground, and much more so Pinti Field can once again serve as a place for families and children to play and gather.”

The funding will help pay for repairs to Pinti Field Park’s playground, bocce court, fishing pier, and parking lot.

“This money will also help make resiliency upgrades to ensure that Pinti Field Park can withstand future extreme weather events,” Gillibrand said. That work includes stone armor and rock vanes.

In total, Rome has received $1.12 million to repair damage at Pinti Field, Rome Mayor Jeffrey Lanigan noted. 

“Thanks to this funding, Pinti Field will be restored to pre-disaster conditions, and new stone armoring installed along the bank of the Mohawk River will build resiliency to the park to prevent damage from future extreme weather events for the community of Rome,” he said. “Pinti Field is one of Rome’s largest and most utilized public-park facilities, and the restoration of the park is an important step forward to healing from the superstorm.”