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An Emergency Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 16-116 (2017 Appropriation Ordinance) for a Supplemental Appropriation to the Public Space and Development Fund in the Amount of $450,000 to Fund the Completion of the John Venezia Community Park
Presenter:
Karen Palus, Director - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Britt Haley, Design, Development and TOPS Manager - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
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Summary:
The John Venezia Community Park, located at the southwest corner of Briargate Parkway and Union Boulevard, has been on the Parks Master Plan since the 80's. Development of this new community park provides much needed multi-use sport fields in the northern part of our community. Currently families have to travel to the southern portion of the community to participate in team sports. Due to this, many families do not participate in team sports because they do not have the time or ability to travel across town. This park provides pavilions for both small and larger scale events. Currently Palmer Park is the furthest northern facility that houses larger scale pavilions.
The community park is also home to the City's second Universally Accessible Playground and Sprayground. The first Universally Accessible Playground and Sprayground is also located within the southern portion of the City, which prohibits many families from utilizing these amenities. The new Children's Hospital is being constructed across the street from the John Venezia Community Park. With the new Universally Accessible Playground, children attending therapy sessions or children visiting loved ones in the Children's Hospital or Memorial Hospital can burn some energy as they run around the park. Doctors and nurses have already expressed their excitement to be able to utilize this park with their patients.
The new tennis and pickleball courts at John Venezia Community Park will be the furthest north within our community. When the master plan process was r...
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