Lori Graham
Contributing Writer
RINER – The official name of the new park in Riner HAS BEEN unanimously approved and announced by the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. The newly named Teel Park sits on approximately 45 acres along Route 8, purchased from the Teel family.
“The Board of Supervisors hereby name the new County Park in the Riner Community, Teel Park, in recognition of the Teel family for their lifelong devotion, contribution and dedication to the Riner community and to all of Montgomery County,” Board of Supervisors Chair April DeMotts read from the resolution included in the Monday, Feb. 24 meeting agenda.
“This is a generational goodwill that the Teel family has given to Montgomery County,” DeMotts said. “Thank you doesn’t seem like enough, but we will have Teel Park to remind us.”
The farmland was previously owned by Williard “Casey” Teel and Mary “Shorty” Teel, along with their sons Lee and Gene “Bull” Teel. According to the resolution, the family owned and operated a farm on the property in Riner, where they raised beef and dairy cattle, pigs, corn, and hay.
The park provides multiple sports playing fields and facilities, restroom facilities, a picnic area, playgrounds, and a walking trail.
In 2019, a new Riner Volunteer Fire station was also built on property adjacent to the park.
An opening event for Teel Park will be held in March, County Administrator Angie Hill said.