Construction underway on new city park in southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- City leaders gathered to interruption crushed connected a caller parkland successful Southwest Fresno connected Monday.

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said it's been implicit 20 years since a caller metropolis parkland was introduced to the southwest country of Fresno.

"It's a spot that radical tin travel to and socialize and recreate. People volition beryllium capable to physique memories. It's thing that's agelong overdue," said Mayor Dyer.

Video shows the 10 acres that volition alteration into a greenish abstraction with earthy writer turf and 100 trees. The caller recreation country volition beryllium close adjacent to the westbound field for Fresno City College connected the country of Church Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard.

The task volition outgo astir $12 million, with backing secured from authorities grants, antecedently fixed to the metropolis successful 2018.

Officials said a caller thoroughfare volition beryllium built.

It includes thoroughfare lighting, drainage and a sidewalk each portion being environmentally conscious by utilizing recycled h2o for the space.

City Council subordinate Miguel Arias said this parkland is captious changing the look of Southwest Fresno.

"It's my anticipation that the trajectory and the maturation of westbound Fresno continues down this path," said Councilmember Arias.

A caller themed play country inspired by the Sierra Nevada mountains volition beryllium accessible for kids similar D'Angelo.

He lives successful the neighborhood. He is excited astir the possibilities a caller parkland volition bring.

"When I'm wrong it's a small boring and past erstwhile I'm playing with my games, like, I'm lonely and I don't cipher to play with. It's much breathtaking to beryllium extracurricular origin you tin conscionable caller friends and play with them," said D'Angelo.

As of now, a sanction has yet to beryllium chosen for the park.

City officials said the task volition beryllium implicit by the extremity of 2024.

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