- Mayor Frank Picozzi announces plans for City Hall Plaza, including an ice rink, on the site behind City Hall in Apponaug. Warwick Post, Dec. 4, 2025 ↗
Warwick City Hall Plaza timeline
How Warwick’s City Hall Plaza got here.
Key dated milestones of the Greenwood Credit Union City Hall Plaza project, oldest to newest, each linked to the report or record that states it.
- Picozzi posts the plaza plans on social media, saying the facility “will soon become a reality.” Plans include a splash pad and roller rink in addition to the ice rink. NBC 10, May 6, 2022 ↗
- The City announces that Greenwood Credit Union, the top bidder, won five-year naming rights for $300,000. NBC 10, Oct. 2, 2023 ↗
- Reporting at the time describes a $3.5 million project with a $5 million federal earmark in the FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the rink about 95 percent designed. Warwick Post, Oct. 3, 2023 ↗
- Groundbreaking ceremony. NBC 10 reports a cost of about $7 million, funded by the city, state and federal government, with completion expected in 12 to 14 months. NBC 10, Apr. 25, 2024 ↗
- Work pauses after four underground fuel tanks have to be removed, a pause described as “expected and anticipated.” WPRI, Sept. 10, 2025 ↗
- WPRI reports completion projected for November 2025. Picozzi says the project is under budget and slightly ahead of schedule, and that no city property tax money is used; funding includes a $5 million Senate earmark and ARPA funds. WPRI, Sept. 10, 2025 ↗
- Official opening of the plaza and ice rink for partners, supporters and city staff. Warwick Post reports a cost of about $7.2 million: a $5 million federal grant, with the remainder from American Rescue Plan Act funds. Warwick Post, Dec. 4, 2025 ↗
- The plaza opens to the public on the Saturday of the third annual Apponaug Winter Festival, with free skating that day. WPRI, Dec. 4, 2025 ↗
FY2026 approved budget
- The approved FY2026 General Fund Budget (fiscal year ended June 30, 2026) lists $723,546 in Apponaug Rink revenue, equal to its $723,546 in departmental costs. Approved FY2026 budget ↗
- Interim figures through this date, published in the proposed FY2027 budget: $121,302 in rink revenue and $184,373 in departmental expenses. The same document projects FY2026 at $150,000 in revenue and $635,503 in expenses, and requests $671,511 in both revenue and expenses for FY2027. Proposed FY2027 budget ↗ · See the comparison
- City Council budget public hearing; the hearing packet lists Apponaug Rink among budget departments. Hearing packet ↗
- FY2026 ends. As of October 23, 2026, the City has not published actual or audited FY2026 results for the rink. City budget page ↗
READING THIS TIMELINE
What the dates do and do not show.
Reported project costs changed over time, from $3.5 million in 2023 reporting to about $7.2 million at opening. The reports do not say whether the scope was the same, so this page does not compare them. Budget entries are budgets, interim figures and projections, not audited results. Read the City’s documents