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Urbana Park master plan for King Park draws BPAC support and a letter of endorsement
Summary
Park planners presented a King Park master plan emphasizing a new playground, multipurpose field, teen terrace and interpretive elements; BPAC voted to provide a letter of support for the park district's grant application.
Urbana park planning staff presented a master plan for King Park on Sept. 16 that reconfigures the existing playground area, adds a multipurpose field, installs a performance band shelter and a teen hangout terrace, and improves park gateways along Lincoln Avenue.
The presentation summarized outreach conducted from March to July that included school visits, after-school programs and community events. The presenter said, “I handed out over, I think, 150 to 200 flyers, and we had good attendance,” describing the engagement work at King School and neighborhood venues. Staff said the playground is about 20 years old and that the master plan is timed to pair playground replacement with a broader park renewal.
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