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Current Status
Construction is scheduled to begin in late June 2008, and is scheduled to be complete in October 2008.
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Construction Information
Regularly updated progress reports and photos will be posted in this section starting in late June.
Project Description
This 4.2-acre park is located on NE 159th Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets in the Heritage area. The existing park property currently features open meadow areas with a few trees.
When construction is complete in fall 2008, this park will feature:
- Paved, wheelchair-accessible loop trail and trail connection to 162nd Avenue
- Large irrigated open lawn area and smaller non-irrigated open lawn area
- Entrances from NE 159th Avenue and 162nd Avenue
- Sidewalk in front of the park along NE 159th Avenue
- Playground
- 3 benches
- Picnic grove area with 3 tables
- Combined sports court with basketball hoop and small skateboarding spot
- Bike rack, garbage cans and signage
- Additional trees and other landscaping
Unfunded features identified in the approved concept development plan can be added to the park over the coming years as funding allows. If you would like to donate funds for one or more of these items, please call the Parks Foundation at 693-7050.
Public Participation
Project staff rely on public participation to help guide park layout during the design process. Your input helps us:
- Understand and respond to the needs and concerns of your neighborhood.
- Understand which park features are most important to you and your neighbors.
- Learn about the potential for community fundraising to add features to the park.
In March 2007 a newsletter and survey form was mailed out to all residents living within a half mile of the park providing information about the upcoming park development project, and requesting feedback about what neighbors wanted to see in their park. The survey was also made available on this project Web page.
The feedback we received through these surveys was then used to help develop three concept plans showing different ways the park might be developed. A public meeting was held on April 26, 2007 to gather feedback from neighbors about what they thought about the three concept plans. The three plans were also posted on the Web page along with an electronic comment form.
The project team then developed a single proposed concept development plan based on the additional feedback received, the project budget and site requirements (i.e. street improvements, etc.). A newsletter featuring this plan was then mailed out to all residents living within a half mile of the park for review before it was presented to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission in July 2007.
In October 2007, the county requested input from neighbors about what they'd like to see in the new playground at this park. A summary of the comments received is now available below.
Copies of all the outreach materials and public comment summaries are available below.
October 2007 Playground Options Public Comment Process:
June 2007 Newsletter (696 kb PDF)
April 2007 Public Meeting Materials
March 2007 Mailing:
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Project Funding
Design and construction of Oak Grove Neighborhood Park is funded by park impact fees, which are paid whenever a new residential property is developed, and the real estate excise tax, which is paid whenever property is sold. Maintenance of the park will be funded by the Greater Clark Parks District, a special district approved by voters in the unincorporated urban area of Clark County in 2005.
Contact Information:
Don Andrews, Project Manager, 360-397-6118 x. 4362
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