CLEARLAKE, Calif. – An open house seeking participation in the development of the Highlands Park Master Plan will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, this Saturday, Oct. 3.
The event will take place at the Highlands Senior Center, 3245 Bowers Ave.
All members of the community, including children, are encouraged to attend and participate in informative and entertaining exercises to identify the ideals of the community.
“We want the participation of the community. We want to know what the citizens want to put here,” City Manager Greg Folsom said in August when staff met onsite with planners to scope the plan's development. “We want a usable park and we want to see people out here.”
Foothills Associates referenced recommendations and concepts identified by the Clearlake Vision Task Force and in the Lakeshore Downtown Corridor Plan in initiating the process to develop the Highlands Park Master Plan.
Potential project details include redesign of the parking lot and added amenities such as horse shoe pits, bocce ball courts, beach access, shade structures, walking paths, picnic areas and other details such as restroom facilities, lighting, fencing, safety and security.
Options for irrigation-friendly landscaping and ground-covering are also among potential improvements to be discussed.
The Highlands Park Master Plan will guide future development of the park and is necessary to provide a cost estimate for implementing park improvements and to obtain planning and regulatory approvals prior to undertaking detailed design and construction.
Its preparation is being funded through a Community Development Block Grant and completion will be assist the city in gaining future state and federal grants to implement park improvements.
Improvements to the park – which are anticipated to begin within the next one to two years – will be dependent upon available state and federal funding.
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City of Clearlake to host Oct. 3 open house on Highlands Park Master Plan
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