The City of Atlantic City celebrated the start of construction on the new and improved City Hall Courtyard with an official groundbreaking ceremony outside City Hall. The courtyard improvement project, which is in partnership between the city, Atlantic County and the State of New Jersey, will be called “Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver Plaza” in honor of the late New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver. Her name will be etched in the building above the main entrance, and will be placed on street signs throughout the courtyard.

Following a news conference at City Hall, Mayor Marty Small, Sr. was joined by Sheila Oliver’s family and friends, City of Atlantic City department directors, members of City Council, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn Suarez and other county and state leaders to place the shovels in the dirt to formally commemorate the start of construction on this project.

The project incorporates environmentally responsible renewable energy concepts and enhanced security and safety features, such as improved lighting throughout the courtyard and the addition of lanterns on the walls of the buildings. A cover will be added above the walkway leading to the main entrance to City Hall. That area will also now be gated. Aesthetic and convenience improvements include the addition of fixed and built-in benches throughout the courtyard, a rain garden, a marble fountain, a pergola, the painting of existing concrete walls and the planting a beautiful trees, shrubs and grass. The project also features a redesigned main parking lot and north parking lot.

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