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2016 Progress for Roanoke Park

Created: 25 December 2016
Updated: 09 May 2017
Published: 25 December 2016
Written by Administrator
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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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Enjoy the park, and stay safe. While Kansas City's mask mandate has been lifted, our area's vaccination rate and the emergence of new variants calls for maintaining caution to reduce transmission. Please enjoy the park responsibly by spreading out. The Westport-Roanoke Community Center is open again with normal hours after its recent construction closure. Please click their link above and call for the latest info. Here are the latest KCMO COVID-19 updates from the city. To avoid damaging trails, check Trail Status before biking or hiking off road. ("Rozarks" = Roanoke Park's 2.5 miles plus Rosedale's 3.5 miles.)

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