Park Renovation Recap
At Monday’s meeting, we learned about the re-opening plans for Alamo Square. We also learned how the funds were put together for the renovation project.
The total cost of the project is $5,318,000. This was put together from the following sources.
Funding Sources:
- Public Utilities Commission / Grant: $1,618,000
- 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond: $1,300,000
- 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond: $1,029,000
- 2006 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond: $653,000
- 2000 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond: $265,000
- Recreation and Parks General Fund: $400,000
- Trees for Future Generations Grant from ASNA: $53,000* (first phase)
Project Highlights:
- New single user, all‐gender, ADA‐compliant restroom
- New “smart” controller weather‐based irrigation system that will reduce water use by over 3 million gallons per year
- Entirely new sod lawn areas
- Water‐efficient native “no mow” grasses
- New asphalt pathways throughout the park; a new top coat for the accessible path
- New catch basins in the pathways
- Significant drainage improvements to address long deferred maintenance problems
- New shrubs, groundcovers, and perennials at park entrances and in the understory
- New trees funded by ASNA with more to come (45 so far)
- Dozens of additional new trees planted by the Recreation and Park Department
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