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Council hears plan for pocket parks and neighborhood playgrounds using city-owned lots
Summary
Council members Jennifer Mendez and Rob presented a plan to use city-owned parcels for neighborhood pocket parks and playgrounds, prioritizing Beech Grove and other sites; Public Works and Sam (city staff) to lead project planning with a two-to-four year rollout.
Council members Jennifer Mendez and Rob presented a proposal to convert underused city-owned parcels into small neighborhood parks and playgrounds (described in the meeting as “satellite playgrounds” or pocket parks).
Presenters identified several candidate sites the city already owns: Beech Grove (referred to in multiple slides), a 35-acre parcel behind the sewer plant suitable for trail, flood mitigation and bike paths, a site on Floyd’s Fork for…
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