The new Brickyard Neighborhood Park is open, and being enjoyed by Carter Park families. The park is the result of true partnership and collaboration between the City and the Carter Park Neighborhood Association. Neighborhood association members actively worked to raise funds for the project. They wrote and were awarded a City Community Development Block Grant in 2007, which allowed Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation to move forward with design and construction of the park. The city provided matching funds through the Park Impact Fee program.

Neighbors, association leaders and local officials dedicated Brickyard Neighborhood Park on a recent sunny September morning. About 30 people were in attendance. Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department Director, Pete Mayer, facilitated the brief ceremony that featured Mayor Royce Pollard, Park and Recreation Advisory Commissioner Roy Heikkela, city staff and the Carter Park Neighborhood leaders, Glenna Rose and Eric Daniels.

The two-acre park has a variety of play equipment, basketball court and open lawn area. The park is in the 3200 block of NW Lincoln Avenue. Families can easily access the park via a path from 32nd Street.

Find information about this and other parks at vanclarkparks-rec.org.

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