Hunter Park earns flagship status
Alexandria Mayor Jacpatagonia outlet store in dillon mt2ques Roy (from left), Community Services Director Daniel Williams, Human Resources Director Lisa Harris and landscape architect Darren Green talk Wednesday as they tour the bleachers of the new football field at Frank O. Hunter Park. Nearly $2.5 mipatagonia sale onlinellion in improvements have been made to the park.
Mayor Jacques Roy ipatagonia outlet store in dillon mt0ssued that praise for the new look park on Wednesday during the park s grand reopening that featured speeches, a ribbon cutting ceremony and a tour of the facilities. About 50 people were on hand on an overcast afternoon for the brief outdoor event.
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Renovating the park into a gem for our community cost npatagonia fly fishing vest reviewsearly $2.5 million, according to Community Services Director Daniel Williams.
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Roy said recreational facilities such as those at Frank O. Hunter Park give youths positive ways to spend patagonia boots at mjm shoe storetheir time and improve the quality of life in the city. An excellent recreation program goes literally hand in hand with lowering crimes and bettering lives.
Frank O. Hunter Park, located at 2399 Willow Glen River Road, is one of six parks in the city to undergo major renovation projects in the past several years.
Roy noted the renovation was funded through the city s Special Planned Activity Redevelopment Corridors (SPARC) initiative. He said aboupatagonia outlet discountt $10 million in SPARC funds have gopatagonia outlet store in dillon mtne toward park improvements throughout the city, so this represents a huge chunk by spending nearly $2.5 million of that on Frank O. Hunter Park.
Roy was joined by City Council members Jules Green, Chuck Fowler, Harry Silver, Mitzi LaSalle, Jim Villard and Lee Rubin in the ribbon cutting ceremony. Councilman Ed Larvadain III was the only councilman not attending.
The park is an A plus accomplishment for the city of Alexandria, an outstanding accomplishment for District 3. It gives the youth, the elderly a place to come out, feel safe, have a lot of things to be done, said Green, who represents District 3, in which the park is located.
The football field will be well used, he said, not only by local leagues, but also by visiting semi pro teams.
Green also said plans are for an old gymnasium at the park to be refurbished.
In addition to the football field, practice field and bleachers, enhancements to Frank O. Hunter Park include a 1,776 square foot concession/restroom building; resurfacing the existing parking lot and adding 130 more parking spaces; a 0.21 mile concrete walking patagonia guide jacket outlettrail around the practice field; and a 0.25 mile concrete sidewalk around the playing field.
Lisa Harris, forpatagonia guide jacket 6742mer Community Services director, was among those singled out for recognition by Roy for their efforts in the park improvements. He said she had a vision for recreation upgrades and helped get them started.
City voters in May approved a 6 mill tax for recreation and the zoo, and the recreation funds will allow for more propatagonia kids vest quickgrams to make use of Frank O. Hunter Park s new facilities.
