Log in

Parks & Recreation

Clark Park renovations break ground in Tempe

Will include city's 4th public pool

Posted 6/13/22

City of Tempe officials held a groundbreaking on June 10 at Clark Park to commemorate the start of renovations and improvements for the 73-year old park. 

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers for as little as $5 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.


Already have an account? Log in to continue.

Current print subscribers can create a free account by clicking here

Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

To Our Valued Readers –

Visitors to our website will be limited to five stories per month unless they opt to subscribe. The five stories do not include our exclusive content written by our journalists.

For $6.99, less than 20 cents a day, digital subscribers will receive unlimited access to YourValley.net, including exclusive content from our newsroom and access to our Daily Independent e-edition.

Our commitment to balanced, fair reporting and local coverage provides insight and perspective not found anywhere else.

Your financial commitment will help to preserve the kind of honest journalism produced by our reporters and editors. We trust you agree that independent journalism is an essential component of our democracy. Please click here to subscribe.

Sincerely,
Charlene Bisson, Publisher, Independent Newsmedia

Please log in to continue

Log in
I am anchor
Parks & Recreation

Clark Park renovations break ground in Tempe

Will include city's 4th public pool

Posted

City of Tempe officials held a groundbreaking on June 10 at Clark Park to commemorate the start of renovations and improvements for the 73-year old park. 

The event welcomed Tempe Mayor Corey Woods, City Councilmembers, project contractors and members of the community for remarks, refreshments and a viewing of park renderings.

The 10-acre park, built in 1949, is set to undergo a makeover with new features and upgrades, including a new community center and pool, as well as upgraded restrooms, community garden, playground, shaded ramada, baseball field and basketball court. When completed, the Clark Park pool will be Tempe’s fourth public pool.

Over the last several years, the Tempe City Council has been increasing reinvestments in parks, streets, golf courses and more. Known as Refresh Tempe, this initiative aims to add and maintain Tempe amenities and infrastructure in order to maintain and improve quality of life.

Construction on the park began on June 3, 2022, with most of the park fenced and secured for the duration of the project. The park’s ballfield and dog park will remain open but may be inaccessible for short periods of time. The relocated community garden will open in October, while the pool and recreation center are scheduled to open in the summer of 2023.

Community members have been meeting with city staff on Clark Park improvements since 2018 to help develop a preferred concept for Clark Park and its renovation and upgrades. Community input included a survey of Holdeman Elementary School’s students on their ideas for playground equipment. Clark Park had a pool for many years until it was closed in 2008.

The design and construction team for Clark Park consists of Haydon Building Corp, project construction; Wood Patel, civil engineering; Holly Street Studio, architects; Dig Studios, landscape architects; and Aquatic Design, pool design.