Program Manager Dawn Carlson points out areas for the Clean Up crew to police as The Alliance begins regular maintenance of Granite Park to augment City efforts. |
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ALLIANCE ADOPTS; CLEANS UP GRANITE REGIONAL PARK
In the face of a 50% reduction in maintenance staff and budget cuts by the City’s Park Maintenance Division, the Power Inn Alliance has “adopted” Granite Regional Park on a temporary basis as one of its regular clean-up zones. The two-man Clean Up crew regularly drives through Granite Park removing trash and debris daily. In addition, they seine the pond for cans and paper.
“We’re going to police the park for three months and then make a determination as to value and whether or not to continue,” said Alliance Program Manager Dawn Carlson, who oversees the Clean Up and Adopt-A-Road programs. “This is the only park in our district and we’re pretty proud of it,” she said.
The effort is part of a $90,000 annual Alliance program for regular trash and debris clean up and landscape maintenance throughout the Business Improvement District. The result has been to create an area that has one of the least number of calls for illegal dumping in the City. The program is supported by funds from the tax assessed district and voluntary support of the Adopt-A-Road signs.
Granite Regional Park is the result of a public-private partnership in the ‘80s between the City, which had no money to develop another park, and Granite Land Co., Seperovich-Domich and Panattoni Development Co. Granite Land had been mining gravel at the site for years and the City was in a quandary over what to do with the hole in the ground. Enter the partnership which said they’ll build-out a first class park equaling the same square footage as their four-building development along Power Inn Rd.
To date, the development is way ahead of schedule. The first phase opened in 1997 and consisted of three soccer fields, a pond and fountain and a dog park, which quickly became the most popular in the City. Phase II added artificial turf and lights to one of the soccer fields plus a skate board park that is considered the best west of the Rockies.
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Toys, toys, toys will be the theme again for the annual Holiday Mixer on Thursday, December 10 from 4:30 - 7:00 pm at the Alliance offices. |
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HOLIDAY MIXER GATHERS TOYS FOR BOYS & GIRLS AT ST. JOHN’S SHELTER
Sponsored by Green Vista Landscape, this year’s Alliance Holiday Mixer on Thursday, December 10 not only promises a lively networking opportunity for area business people, but greatly improves Christmas Day prospects for the boys and girls at St. John’s Shelter for Women and Children.
Just as last year saw a nice collection of toys, so this year will be the same, as the donation of a toy offsets half the price of admission. “Our kids were so happy with the generosity of Alliance members,” said St. John’s Executive Director Michele Steeb, “and we’re counting on them to again make the holiday happy and fun.”
The annual mixer will be held from 4:30 – 7:00 pm at the Alliance offices at 5310 Power Inn Rd. refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served Admission is $10 plus an unwrapped toy for a boy or girl 2 – 12. ($20 sans toy). Members and nonmembers are invited. Please RSVP by December 7 to Jamie@powerinn.org or call 453-8888.
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