SOUTH JEFFCO — At least 25 people turned out on Aug. 28 to check out progress on the Clement Park Master Plan, which is meant to spur community interest in the redevelopment and improvement at the park.
According to Kate Dragoo, communications and marketing specialist for Foothills Park and Recreation District, Stanley Consultants will present findings of this and earlier meetings as well as surveys to the FHPRD Board of Directors at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Peak Community & Wellness Center, 6612 S Ward St. in the Littleton area.
Dragoo said another public meeting will be held in October, but no date has been set.
She explained that, at this time, there is no source of funding for a construction phase. The master plan design process is meant to gain public input and spell out a redevelopment plan for the long-term use of the park and its facilities.
Jefferson County Open Space provided financial assistance for the design process.
Stanley Consultants was hired to provide the survey and report and that includes alternative park designs and renovation recommendations.
The suggested alternative park designs were created from the public input provided through a community survey and July public meeting. The online survey will close Sept. 18.
While there are no changes expected at the Columbine Memorial, which is in the park, results of the survey netted 427 responses with 77.3 percent of respondents living within the district.
“It was well-received in the community,” said Kelley Savage, landscape architect with Stanley Consultants. “The challenge is to balance the active and passive uses.”
There was some discussion about how to create opportunities that will generate revenue and look at the plan as one that meets the public needs for the next 25 years.
Some inquired about creating a Friends of Clement Park group to help fund Clement Park projects.
Ron Hopp, executive director of FHPRD, said
some funds would come from grants and private donations.
He also hinted that a mill levy election, if passed, could provide needed funding.
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Karen Groves: 303-954-2303 or kgroves@denverpost.com
