Jack Ready Imagination Park

The Jack Ready Imagination Park, will be a universally accessible park where all children, regardless of physical limitation, will be able to play side by side. Things are moving forward in the planning stage for the development of the 33 acres of land in rural Arroyo Grande that were donated to JHH for the park site. We're hoping to complete this dream park by sometime in 2011.

Features of the park will include themed play structures, a sand play area, soccer and baseball fields, basketball courts and a therapeutic riding center. The entire park will be accessible by foot, bike, stroller, wheelchair and walker.

Thanks to the tremendous help from many county staff and departments, local business and individuals an application for a $5 million state grant was completed and submitted recently. A decision will be made around the end of September.  This grant will be necessary to complete the park project so we're keeping our fingers crossed!

JHH would like to recognize and show our deep appreciation for the support of individuals who recently volunteered their time and services to assist us with completing the grant application, we couldn't have done it with out them!

Thank you to:

Public Works: Paavo Ogren, Director
Frank Honeycutt
Glenn Marshall

Planning: Kami Griffin, Deputy Director
Warren Hoag
Brian Pedrotti
John Nall
John McKenzie

General Services: Janette Pell, Director

Parks Division: Curtis Black
Shaun Cooper

County Supervisor: Katcho Achadjian

San Luis Obispo County: Vicki Janssen, Legislative Assistant

County Counsel: Rita Neal

Construction: Steve Souza, President of Souza Construction
Tom and Lou McGonagill of McGonagill Bros
Construction

Civil Engineering: John Wallace, President of Wallace Group
Jeremy Freund of Wallace Group
Bianca Koenig of Wallace Group

Structural Engineering: Paul Belmont of Taylor and Syfan Consulting
Engineers

Electrical Engineering: Bill Thoma, President of Thoma Electric

Architects: Curt Illingworth, and Paul Wolff

Biological survey: V.L Holland, Ph.D.

Acoustic Consulting: David Lord, Ph.D.

Archeological surveyors: Todd Hannahs of Cultural Resource
Management Services

Hydrology: Tim Cleath, President of Cleath-Harris Geologists

Susan Stewart, Grant Writer

Adam Verdin, our park Project Coordinator

 

 

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