Council puts fun into gathering park revamp ideas
HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE
22 June 2012
Council puts fun into gathering park revamp
ideas
Hutt City Council is offering some fun-filled inducements to get feedback on its plan to upgrade Avalon Park.
On Sunday, July 8 the council will run a free family day at The Green, where there will be bouncy castles, balloon twisting, face painting, a magic show, hula hoop workshops and music. While the children are entertained, council officers will talk to parents and other visitors about their views on the proposal.
And on four other Sundays – July 1, 15, 22 and 29 – council officers will run a sausage sizzle, with free hot drinks, in the park to further gauge public opinion.
The main family day, on July 8, will run from 1-4pm. Sausage sizzles on the other Sundays will run from 1-3.30pm.
Written submissions can be
made to avalonpark@huttcity.govt.nz.
Key
features of the redevelopment plan are:
• A
network of all-weather pathways for walkers and cyclists and
improved parking, vehicle and pedestrian access, signs,
toilets and lighting.
• Tree planting to
screen against the prevailing northerlies as well as to
create distinct areas for active and passive recreational
uses
• A combination of traditional gardens
and spaces for active play.
• A “fun”
bridge, possibly flexible like a rope bridge, where the fort
formerly stood in the pond near Fairway Drive.
•
Landscaping and other tree planting.
•
Clustering together play equipment to allow for better
parent supervision and public visibility.