Fresno County PARCS prepping for a busy Easter weekend

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Easter play is 1 of the busiest astatine parks astir Fresno arsenic families flock to celebrate.

"Some folks are retired determination arsenic aboriginal arsenic Friday, decidedly into Saturday, and past Sunday being our busiest day," City of Fresno PARCS director, Aaron Aguirre said.

The City of Fresno PARCS section is prepared to big thousands of radical astatine some Roeding Park and Woodward Park, truthful it's already started ramping up staffing.

"We astir apt adhd astir an further 30-40 individuals connected Friday and past we commencement gradually moving up from there," Aguirre explained. "By Sunday we'll person 60 further radical moving assorted shifts arsenic aboriginal arsenic 5 americium moving until 9 oregon 10 o'clock astatine night."

Although unit volition beryllium astir to help, the section wants the assemblage to travel immoderate elemental rules similar nary silly drawstring oregon confetti eggs due to the fact that they are hard to clean.

"We bash inquire the nationalist to bash their portion and cleanable up their areas, and again, if resources are needed, trash bags and different amenities, we'd beryllium blessed to supply those," Aguirre said.

Additional Fresno Police officers volition besides beryllium connected manus to assistance with postulation and safety.

"There's usually a batch of congestion coming into and leaving during assorted portions of the day, truthful we'll effort to easiness the travel of postulation arsenic overmuch arsenic we tin and conscionable show and marque definite the families are safe," Fresno Sgt. Todd Turney said.

The PARCS section volition person postulation power measures successful spot passim the weekend.

"There volition beryllium immoderate lane closures on Audubon and Friant again to guarantee postulation flow. Same with Roeding Park, we volition person Belmont, and we volition person Olive Avenue with postulation power measures successful spot to marque definite we aren't clogging up the intersections," Aguirre explained.

Fresno PD wants to punctual the assemblage to bash their portion to beryllium safe.

"Plan up with the magnitude of thrust shares and everything available, show your intoxicant depletion and person amusive with your families," Turney said.

Parking fees volition beryllium enforced passim the weekend.

The interest increases from $5 to $7 connected Easter Sunday.

There are 12 to 15 kiosks astatine Roeding and Woodward Parks that you tin wage astatine oregon you tin download the Park Mobile app to wage connected your phone.

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