 WRAL Soccer Complex Field Upgrades
The City of Raleigh is almost complete with
two lighted, state of the art synthetic soccer fields at the WRAL Soccer Complex
with the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL). The fields will be lighted and have
special drainage features to allow for quick play after a rain or other bad
weather. The project uses recycled rubber products and has a life of about ten
years until the artificial grass needs to be replaced. The funding is through a
2/3 bond passed by Raleigh City council in 2012.
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KaBOOM! Playground Build at Peach Road Park
On August 6, City Council accepted a KaBOOM! grant to build
a new playground at Peach Road Park. In 2006, 2009, and 2010, the City of
Raleigh partnered with KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that promotes
community build playground projects, to build the playgrounds at Apollo Heights
Park, Green Rd Community Center, Lane Street Mini-Park and Southgate Park. All four projects were very successful and involved a number of volunteers from the
community coming together to construct new playgrounds in a single day! The KaBOOM! community playground build at Peach Road Park will take place on September 28.
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Update on Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve consists of approximately
146 acres located on an oxbow of the Neuse River in northeast Raleigh. The
property was purchased in 1994 to serve as a future park site. A Master Plan
for the site was adopted by Raleigh City Council in 2009.
The City is currently
finalizing the plans for Phase 1 development.
Phase 1 improvements are to include road widening/paving, dam reconstruction, parking, signage, Neuse River
Greenway Trail connection, internal soft surface walking trails, interim and
long-term natural resource management,
restroom facilities and a picnic shelter.
- Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
was selected by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) to participate in a
program testing the nation's first rating system for green landscape design,
construction and maintenance. To learn more about SITES please visit http://www.sustainablesites.org
The construction bid for Phase 1 is scheduled to be
advertised November 1, 2013 and anticipate an early February 2014 construction
start date. Construction will take approximately 10 months.
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Mark Your Calendar
September 27 & 28
Save the Date to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of John Chavis Memorial Park! Festivities will be held Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. More information coming soon. Keep your eyes peeled for posters, flyers and community calendars around town.
September 28
Want to help build a playground? Join us at Peach Road Park on September 28 from 8a.m. - 3p.m. for a community playground build.
Contact Cindy Trumbower, Volunteer Coordinator, by September 13 to register. Volunteer spaces are limited and on a first come, first serve basis. Let us know today if you're interested.
 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Buttonbush is a medium sized shrub found in wet areas
throughout North Carolina. It is an obligate wetland plant, meaning it is
found in wet habitats 99% of the time. Tubular white flowers are found on distinctive
balled shaped heads. The leaves are deciduous and opposite or sometimes whorled especially near
the stem tips. Buttonbush flowers from June to August in North Carolina
and is a favorite of butterflies.
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Visit www.raleighnc.gov/parkplan for the status of all park and greenway projects.
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