ANCHORAGE (KTUU)—Several parks and trails could soon be getting much-needed facelifts after Prop 5, the park bond, passed through the Anchorage electorate in the April election.
The park’s bond totals nearly $ 4 million for 13 tasks in numerous areas throughout the town. Park officials say these communities truly rallied together to voice their visions for their community parks.
Beverly Sullivan has lived in the Airport Heights region for almost 41 years. When her children were little, she added them to Tikishla Park, and now she brings her grandkids. The word that the park bond she voted in favor of exceeded was welcome news to Sullivan.
“I’d like to see it as a meeting for kids to get together and play right clean a laugh and get them far away from all of the laptop video games and video games,” said Sullivan. “You do not see the youngsters out inside the summer like you used to years ago.”
Tikishla Park is about to peer $four hundred 000 in upgrades as part of that bond. Those renovations include an inclusive playground, a brand-new blanketed picnic place, and up-to-date protection functions. It’s also welcome news to the new mom, Katie Reilly, who has lived in the Airport Heights region for three years and voted ‘sure’ for the park bond.
“We’re a new own fy, and so we’re going to be the tha part of the park extra frequently than we have up to date,” said Reilly. “I honestly see households come down and feature events, so having some refuge appears like an exquisite idea. Any improvements they have made to the playground system and lighting,y might b,e not.”
Elderberry Park downtown is another one on the list, with $500,000 going towards a master plan for upgrades there, including new and improved access to the coastal path and an updated, inclusive playground.
“It’s not very safe proper now with bikes coming down the hill next to the playground, and so before we install a stunning new playground asset, we want to ensure that admission to the coastal trail is sorted in a secure and welcoming way, and in a way in which traffic to Anchorage can navigate the trail machine without difficulty,” said Executive Director of the Anchorage Park Foundation, Beth Nordlund.
The Campbell Creek trail, which hasn’t seen a facelift in almost 30 years, will receive $750,000 for improvements.
“We have bridges to attend to in that area, and in this approach, too, with those soft surface trails, the trail widens a bit, which lets us go from an iciness upkeep angle. While we groom the trail and set music for classic snowboarding, we have a much wider trail corridor to paint.”
For Beverly Sullivan and her family, those are all enhancements that are well worth the fee.
“Anyone can find the money,” said Sullivan. You do not have to pay our route taxes; however, it’s worth it. You’re now not charged a fee, either; you can do it, and go to it and manage to pay for it, and it is nice.”
