FREDERICK, MD – July 14, 2025: A group of community volunteers established The Mayor Ron Young Tribute Sculpture Project Fund to support the design, creation, and placement of a statue within Carroll Creek Linear Urban Park to honor the former mayor’s leadership that brought about the renaissance and revitalization of downtown Frederick. This becomes one of more than 818 component funds of The Community Foundation of Frederick County.
The City of Frederick is a thriving, diverse community, nationally recognized for its revitalized historic town center. The downtown area is anchored by the spectacular Carroll Creek Linear Park, the innovative and award-winning flood control project that contributes to the downtown’s appeal and viability.
Former Mayor Ron Young is the visionary who championed this forward-thinking solution that would expand downtown’s commercial opportunities, respond to the chronic threat of structural loss throughout the downtown business district due to flooding, and provide an inspired new visitor attraction. The sculpture tribute to Ron Young celebrates this success and his inspirational leadership and vision for the creation of Carroll Creek Linear Park and downtown’s revitalization.
Nationally renowned sculptor Antonio Tobias Mendez, “Toby,” has been commissioned to create a seven-foot bronze sculpture of Ron Young to be positioned at the amphitheater within Carroll Creek Linear Park. The sculpture will include an interpretive wayside exhibit that will recount the Park’s development, the downtown revitalization effort, and recognize the commitment of successive mayors who helped fulfill the vision.
This is a community project and all are invited to be a part of it. To learn more, visit www.RonYoungSculpture.org.
As a leader in grant and scholarship funding, The Community Foundation of Frederick County has infused more than $102 million into the community since 1986.