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Parks and Recreation says city hit 100 parks goal; leaders highlight recent projects
Summary
Parks and Recreation director Ashley Edwards told commissioners the city reached its ‘100 parks’ goal and listed recent and upcoming park openings and improvements, including a senior center, a nature preserve and a disc‑golf course.
The city’s Parks and Recreation director, Ashley Edwards, told the commission the department reached its goal of 100 parks and reviewed the latest facilities that put the inventory over the target.
Edwards said recent additions include the Debbie Lightsey Nature Preserve (about 113 acres with trails and a natural‑play area), a new senior center in the Canopy area (40,000 square feet with lifelong‑learning and fitness amenities), a half‑acre dog park on FAMU Way, and a 30‑acre disc‑golf course at Paradise Park. She also highlighted Griffin Heights Park improvements and other Blueprint‑funded projects planned for neighborhoods on the city’s east and south sides.
“Having a hundred parks in our community is just amazing,” Edwards said, and she praised interdepartmental work and partnerships that leveraged neighborhood planning and state and local funding.
Edwards told the commission the department continues to maintain roughly 4,000 acres of parkland, more than 70 miles of trails and 73 buildings and structures citywide. She said communications and community outreach will publish park‑by‑park amenities on the city website so residents can find playgrounds, trails and courts more easily.
Ending: Commissioners praised the department’s work and asked staff to continue pursuing neighborhood‑driven projects and to return with event and maintenance plans tied to the new facilities.
