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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-62-97 • THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTCN REPORT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: OCTOBER 6, 1997 Report #: ~ File #: gl Subject: OFFICIAL PARR OPENINGS, OCTOBER 10, 1997 AVONDALE PARR AND WESTSIDE PARK Recommendations: File # Res.# ~Pq-'j5 6-~'~ By-Law # It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-62-97 be received for information. REPORT 1.0 A' No. 1: Key Map showing the layout of Avondale Park No. 2: Key Map showing the layout of Westside Park 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 The Public Works Department encourages official openings for new parks to assist the public in becoming aware of the park and recreational facilities available in the community. 2.2 Two parks are complete and official ceremonies are being planned. 2.3 The official ceremony for each park will be site specific and will be advertised through individual news releases to the media. And, invitations will be extended to the local public by way of a flyer delivered to each home. 1101 ,.oE °° ®..~.«E ~, ... REPORT.NO.: WD-62'97 PAGE B 2.4 The ceremony will consist of a welcome extended to the public, an .introduction of guests, a brief history of the park, its_ size,-area of service, .the,officiai ribbon cutting ,ceremony and refreshments. 3.0 N81P PARRS 3.1 AVONDALE .PARK Avondale. Park is 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres).. acid includes a 1.9 hectare (4:9 acre) natural, undisturbed maple and-beech forest .(Attachment No. 1). &,; ~, The park is adjacent to the Lydia Tru11 Public School,.. presently under construction, and will, be used by the school` ae an outdoor classroom. The landscape architect, ~ienry Kortekaas"and~Ass9cates of Ajax, prepared the master plan and admini tered' the construction of the park". 3.2 WES~?BIDE-PARK. Thies 1.9 hectare (4.7 acre) park was developed,by the Kmitlin :Group .Limited, through a subdivision agreement with the Municipality: of Clarington, and was designed by Dan.©'Brien and Associates Limited (Attachment No. 2J. 4:0 DAT$'OF OFFICIAL OPffiIINQB 4. 1' The official openings are achec3uled for Friday, October 10, 1997, as followao a) Avondale Park Friday, Octobez.l0 at 1::30 p.m. b) Westside Park Friday, October 1D at 3:00 p:m. ~; RBPORT 130..: PTD-62-97 PAGE 3 : 4.2 Once all of the appropriate arrangements have been made and ` confirmed, elected.. officials, developers, landscape' architects, contractors and` members of staff will receive individual invitations to .participate. Prior to' he events, an update to the program will be supplied to the Mayor and ~,_ Members of-Council, whose attendance would be appreciated. fi Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, s Stephen A. Vokes, PP. Eng. W: H. Stockwell Director of 'Public. Works Chief Administrative Offcer ;: SAV/JCO/ce September. 30, 1997 Attachments 1103 9 ., Sandrin9harh prive AVONDALE PARK ~~ i` O ~~ as oc P Lydia Trull Public School 0 m L ~ a~ a ~a ~~ ,ocaa~ ~ C: ATTACHS\SUBD\AVGNPARK.DWG o ~ DRAWN BY: JM DATE: SEPT. 1997 n ATTACHMENT N0.1 KEY MAP 1 i ~' ~ i WESTSIDE PARK .` 0 ~N N m 3 Storm Sewer Detention Pond Baseline Road ,~ '. Hi ~OODOa `° °~ ~ O ~ ~OOO~ ^ , °°a~ o Q~ °°oo~aa~' , ' ~~ ~ O~~o ase e oa - a. C: ATTACHS\SUBD WESTPARK.DWG DRAWN BY: JM DATE: SEPT. 1997 ATTACHMENT N0.2 KEY MAP ~ 1 ~ ~