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Revitalization of Haisley Lynch Park will provide Downtown patrons with much-needed useable urban green-space while linking Downtown Gainesville’s existing Central Business district with the emerging S. Main Street corridor, Depot Park, and the Porters Community. The refurbished 1.4-acre park will include a fenced off-leash dog area and a garden featuring 100%-native Florida plantings. The Park will also receive new pathways, landscaping, benches, lighting, and other fixtures. The park’s new design and furnishings reflect a fresh, funky aesthetic and were selected through numerous stakeholder meetings with citizens and community leaders. Haisley Lynch Park is also the first CRA (or City of Gainesville) project to feature exclusive use of energy-efficient LED (light emitting diode) lighting fixtures. This LED pilot project will not only enhance park safety and aesthetics, it will also provide a tangible case study to measure both energy and utility cost savings achieved through utilization of this new technology.
Park construction is currently underway, with a completion date scheduled for March 2010. |
