Hampton Park Project
In the midst of a downpour on the afternoon of Sunday, January 6th, the City of Piedmont, together with PRFO, hosted an emotional dedication to name the backstop at Hampton Park in honor of former Piedmont resident and fallen Oakland Police Department officer John Raymond Hege. More than 100 people including a large contingent of [...]
The City of Piedmont, together with PRFO, invites the entire community to attend the dedication of the John Raymond Hege Memorial Backstop at 1pm on January 6th, 2019, at Hampton Field. Remarks by the Oakland Police Department, the City of Piedmont, and PRFO will be accompanied by a flag presentation by the Piedmont Boy Scouts. [...]
Piedmont Recreational Facilities Organization (PRFO) presented a $385,000 check to the City of Piedmont at the December 18th City Council meeting representing their final installment of support of the Hampton Park Improvement Project. PRFO is a group of Piedmont residents who work in a collaborative, public-private partnership with the City of Piedmont to promote healthy, [...]
The Piedmont Recreational Facilities Organization (PRFO), hosted a festive gathering Sunday, October 29th to recognize the generosity of lead donors who supported the recent renovation of Piedmont’s Hampton Park. The PRFO is a group of Piedmont residents who work in a collaborative, public-private partnership with the City of Piedmont to promote healthy, recreational spaces in [...]
Community backed fund reaches $850k in for Hampton Park Foundry date moved to April 7 to accommodate recent donations The recent ribbon cutting at Hampton Park ignited another surge in Piedmonter’s participation in the Hampton Park fund raising campaign– over $41,000 has come in since the Hampton ribbon cutting, and to top it off generous [...]
With support from PRFO, the City of Piedmont is drawing near the end of the Hampton Park renovation. We are pleased to share its progress in the pictures below. Photo Credit: Maddie Malan
PRFO and The City of Piedmont continue to raise funds to support the renewal of Hampton Park. Since September the two entities have raised an aggregate amount of over half a million dollars. Generous contributions from sports organizations and individual community members have made this possible. The Piedmont Beautification Foundation has also pledged funds towards Hampton [...]
PIEDMONT POST, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Naming rights for baseball field, tennis courts available at Hampton Park Baseball backstop to be named in memory of fallen Oakland Police Officer John Hege, a Piedmonter. By Barry Eitel The Recreation Department announced this month that it will memorialize the renovated backstop at Hampton Park in honor of Oakland [...]
Hampton Park has been a central recreational facility for Piedmont families since it was created by a gift from Witter Family in 1974. Due to its heavy use, the assets at Hampton have started to show their age: The entire park is subject to flooding and poor drainage Flooding and heavy soccer usage prevents grass play 3 months of the year Clay infield limits year round and multi sport usage - infield clay is draining into Lake Merritt, causing an environmental issue Surface cracking on courts degrades player experience and is becoming a safety issue Fails to meet ADA access requirements
