Major upgrades coming to Mariposa Plaza in downtown Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Mariposa Plaza is getting large improvements.

"I've ever said large cities person large downtowns, and that is precisely what we are pursuing," Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said.

The plaza sits connected Mariposa and Fulton streets successful downtown Fresno-hosting a assortment of events.

"We person galore festivals that instrumentality spot here. Everything from Fiestas Patrias to FresYes to truthful galore different histrion lighting events," Fresno metropolis councilmember Miguel Arias said.

The country volition proceed to beryllium a hub for those events with added h2o misters, lighting, shadiness and treble the magnitude of trees.

"We each cognize folks who unrecorded successful Fresno successful the blistery summertime months, we request each the shadiness that we tin get and we volition marque definite we person that shadiness close here," Dyer said.

All upgrades person been made imaginable done the Transformative Climate Communities assistance programme and American Rescue funds successful an effort to amended downtown Fresno with added sustainability.

"The caller pavilion volition person an country that is designated to seizure the rainwater that volition beryllium stored done a drainage strategy underground and beryllium capable to supply further irrigation to the landscaping connected this property," Dyer explained.

The plaza volition support its humanities landmark favoritism arsenic the tract of the Fresno Free Speech Fight successful 1910.

The metropolis hopes to crook the plaza into an crystal rink for families successful the winter.

Construction connected the plaza volition commencement connected Monday and past 4 to 5 months. Completion is expected by the Fall of 2024.

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