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As you may, or may not be aware, I have been working hard to make Heroes Park Lake a reality. I am pleased to share this first rendering of Heroes Park Lake to be located on the east side of 83rd Avenue just north of Bethany Home Road at Heroes Regional Park. This rendering shows the position and size of the lake (approximately 5 acres) but it does not show ‘the bells and whistles’ that will be incorporated. Since it will be a fishing lake there will be a few fishing piers, a 20’ foot fountain, several shade structures, benches and the planting of larger trees (none of which is depicted in this rendering).
I am so excited and pleased to be able to finally announce that this lake is definitely coming to the park and soon. There are a lot of moving parts that complicated this project including coordination with Salt River Project. Final details on the amenities are still to be determined and finalized. The latest schedule is that work will begin in the first quarter of this coming year, around this coming March or April.
I thank all city personnel that will make this project a reality. If I omit some names, please accept my apology. Thanks to City Manager Kevin Phelps, Assistant City Mangers Jack Friedline (technical) and Vicki Rios (financing), Don Bessler, Special Projects Engineering and Trevor Ebersole, Director of Transportation and Streets (includes engineering). Many more were involved. My thanks also goes to the entire City Council. Without their approval this project would never have occurred. I appreciate their recognition of and commitment to fulfilling the city’s promise to complete Heroes Park. My thanks to every Yucca district resident for your patience. You have had to wait over 20 years to see this park completed. I believe the lake is just the beginning of the road to placing all elements within this park.
© Joyce Clark, 2020
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That will be a nice addition to a project which has been delayed for way too long. When we purchased our home 22 years ago we were told that the park would be fully developed including a recreation center. To date the improvements have been mostly the addition of the new library which doesn’t seem to draw many visitors and an annoying skate board facility which attracts a lot of rude teenagers who litter the area with their trash and vandalize the facilities. Can you tell me if the rec center will ever actually be built? Maybe some day if the city stops spending so much of it’s resources on Westgate and spending millions of dollars on baseball fields located in the city of Phoenix?
Robert, the Rec Center, library expansion and sports fields will be built.
Splendid. Good to know.
Congratulations Councilman Clark You have worked a long time for this project. Thank you!
Congratulations
Your constituents and the City of Glendale are fortunate to have such a hard working, tenacious council person. You don’t give up! Great Job!!!
Thanks Joyce! I know you have worked tirelessly for many years to make this happen. It’s going to be a great addition and a fun place to enjoy!
Thanks Joyce,Mayor and Council for all your efforts to get the lake in. Right now the brown weeds is a fire ready to happen anytime and is ugly. Has anyone ever asked the cardinals or diamondbacks if they would like to donate a ballfield or two? Also maybe a Go Fund to raise money from the community.
My neighbors and I will be so happy when you have the groundbreaking ceremony.