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2016 Progress for Roanoke Park

Created: 25 December 2016
Updated: 09 May 2017
Published: 25 December 2016
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Roanoke Park by artist Gavin Snider, 2016

2016 Recap of Roanoke Park activities and achievements

  • Beautiful Painted Map of the Park by Gavin Snider. Click above for a blowup.
  • Spring Cleanup April 16
  • Grand Opening of the new Karnes play “experience” playground, April 30
  • Slope across from US Engineering cleaned up May 14
  • Grocer's Warehouse slope seeded and planted, May 16
  • Tree Walk with Powell Gardens' Alan Branhagen, May 22 (See our Video)
  • Art in the Park / StoneLion Puppets, June 5
  • 2nd annual Volkerfest held June 25
  • PIAC funding requested for south meadow lighting, tennis court rehab, and steps up to Gordon Parks school. 
  • MDC grant supported Coleman Spring signage installed, 146 more plants installed
  • 18th annual Dance In the Park September 12
  • Fall Cleanup October 15
  • New Trees planted at Karnes Playground and near sledding hill.

2015 Progress for Roanoke Park

Created: 25 November 2015
Updated: 09 March 2016
Published: 25 November 2015
Written by Native
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2015 Recap of Roanoke Park activities and achievements

  • First Volkerfest held in the park June 27. (See Volkerfest.com for the next one.)
  • Fourth PIAC grant awarded, for Karnes playground
  • New Karnes play “experience” playground ground breaking
  • MDC grant supported Coleman Spring pool and berm completed, 800+ native plants planted
  • New landscaping installed on Lookout Point
  • Trail signage installed
  • Dance in the Park, the 17th annual.
  • Petitioned PIAC for a 5th round of funding in as many years (July 21)
  • Bluff lighting repaired

2014 Progress for Roanoke Park

Created: 25 November 2014
Updated: 01 March 2016
Published: 25 November 2014
Written by Native
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2014 Recap of Roanoke Park activities and achievements

  • Playground Charrette in January
  • Annual Update (Park Party) at Prospero’s in March  
  • New Volleyball Court installed
  • New Playground installed in south meadow
  • BioSwale sign installed
  • Bluff lighting installed
  • Third PIAC grant awarded for playgrounds and more sidewalks (coming spring of 15)
  • Lookout Point Cocktail Party celebrating 2013's new staircase and path
  • All neighborhood clean up of south meadow, enhancing the area of the new playground
  • School House Point and west side landscaping / planting
  • Major donation of design for new Karnes play “experience”
  • MDC grant supported Coleman Spring enhancements (in progress now)
  • New landscaping planned for Lookout Point (coming in 2015)
  • Petitioned PIAC for a 4th round of funding in as many years.

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  1. 2013 Progress for Roanoke Park
  2. 2011-2012 Progress for Roanoke Park
  3. Progress thru April, 2011

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