What happened to Father Travassos Park?

People have been talking about the recent, surprise, "remodel" and paving of a big chunk of Father Travassos Park. The park, located behind Espirito Santo School/Church, was home to a soccer field, a basketball court, and a nice open grassy area for picnics and general enjoyment. However, the soccer field of the PUBLIC park has recently been fenced in and features a "No Trespassing" sign, and most of that grassy space is now asphalt. My thought on this, of course, is; what has Bob Correia done now?! What favor is he paying back and whose vote is he buying with our public park land?


So what the the heck is going on here - a public park that belongs to all residents of the city is paved and the soccer field is now not open to the public?

Here is a birds eye view of the park before the paving and fencing (click to enlarge)

And here are some (non birds eye) shots after the paving and fencing




The Fall River property info on the location which shows it is city property

Below: City property map of the park and google map - before the paving

I have been told that the pavement was intended as a parking facility for the soccer field, which is now not open to the public. What happened here? How was this done without any public input? That was rhetorical because clearly Bob Correia doesn't prefer public input before changing public land.