Scugog finalizes plans for two new parks in Port Perry

Scugog has finalized the designs for 2 new parks deliberate for Port Perry.

Following a public session course of, park designs have now been finalized for the brand new Cawkers Creek Park on Sherrington Drive and Ashgrove Park on Ash Avenue. The township lately carried out a public survey to garner enter into the designs of the parks, securing 92 responses, and likewise introduced its draft plans to the Scugog accessibility and Scugog environmental advisory committees for suggestions.

The parks have been revised, the place attainable, primarily based on the feedback obtained; nevertheless a number of the requests weren't attainable as a result of finances constraints, stated the township.

On the Cawkers Creek Park, adjustments included the addition of swings, a shade construction, extra benches and altering the colors of the playground tools to extra pure colors. And whereas there was “blended suggestions” on the concept of a basketball court docket for this park, council had beforehand handed a movement to incorporate the basketball court docket in an effort to offer an exercise for youth throughout the park. Because of this, the park design was modified with extra berms to assist lower the noise from the court docket.

At Ashgrove Park, modifications included swings and the realignment of trails to offer connectivity by the woodlot. As nicely, extra benches have been added to the entryway.

The Cawkers Creek Park is scheduled for development in the summertime or fall of 2022, whereas the Ashgrove Park is anticipated to be constructed in 2023.

For full particulars of the ultimate designs for these two parks, go to my.scugog.ca.