ORLANDO, Fla. – A well-known park in Orlando’s College Park neighborhood celebrated its grand re-opening on Thursday.

News 6 was there as Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and other city leaders cut the ribbon to the renovated park.

Since September, Albert Park has been undergoing construction. It now features a new 20-foot by 30-foot pavilion, updated landscaping, and lighting to create a more vibrant, accessible and functional space for the community.

To make room for these changes, an iconic oak tree in Albert Park, that fell during a storm in 2020, was removed.

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City leaders said the tree was encroaching on the sidewalk and it would have cost about $200,000 to try to re-locate it.

To honor the legacy of the tree, the city handed out 50 Albert Park oak see

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