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Marley Park and Habitat for Humanity
I asked the city who paid to develop the Habitat for Humanity Park, the closest to an answer that we’ll get is that $75,000 was spent somewhere.According to Mark Coronado, the breakdown for Marley Park and Johnson Townhomes park are as follows:Habitat for Humanity is approximately 1 acre
Project Budget - $75,000 (city budgeted CIP funds and expended these funds)
Maintenance - responsibility of City of Surprise - approximately $15,000 per year
Heritage Park - Marley Park -35 acres was donated to the City of Surprise and improved by Marley Park (DMB) - 12 north side and 23 south side, if you go on the Marley Park web site they say they donated 25 acre’s.
Estimated Project Budget - $4.5 million (Paid by CFD - DMB). At this time we have not received any invoices from DMB to document their actual expenditures.
Maintenance - responsibility of the City of Surprise - approximately $350,000 - $370,000 per year
Heritage Park, which is the center of activity and fun. Heritage Park is broken up into two main sections, the northern section which includes two baseball fields, an adventure playground for young children and a plaza for community-wide events; the southern section is centered on the arts, featuring an open-air amphitheater that can hold up to 1,600 guests, a rose garden honoring the roots of Marley Park and an open field for playful activity.
“Heritage Park complements our existing recreational offerings and provides a venue to expand community programming,” said Surprise Director of Community and Recreation Services Mark Coronado. “The entire community of Surprise will benefit from increased opportunities for sports, musical and cultural programming.”
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