This page is where we'll be posting information about our current project, the redesign and rebuilding of Park A. This is going to be a major project, requiring a lot of community discussion, and we hope to get important information out to you through this page.

The following links are presented with the most recent additions first.

Video of July 2008 Public Meeting

We've finished creating the videos of the July 16th General Membership Meeting, where the Park A Revitalization Plan was presented to the neighborhood and discussed. We've also incorporated some of the images from the architects' presentation. You can view these videos online by clicking in the windows below.

Part 1: Introduction by Jonathan Snyder; Outline by Matt Grubel; Goals and Constraints by Lisa Haines

Part 2: Paths and the Plaza by Bryan Haines

Parts 3 and 4: Question and Answer Period

Contact Planning Chair Matt Grubel

If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas that are not already discussed here, please send email to focpweb@clarkpark.info, and we'll forward it to Matt Grubel. Include "Park A" of "Park Planning" in your subject line.

Feb 6th Membership Meeting

On Feb 6th, the FoCP held a public meeting to sound the community out on the Park A project. We videotaped the meeting, and it's on Google Video at the following links:

Part 1

Parts 2-4

Part 5

Part 6

Parts 7-8

January 17 FoCP Membership Meeting

On January 17th, FoCP Planning Committee members Chris Leswing and Matt Grubel presented an account of the latest developments in the Park 'A' Redesign. This includes a description of the design program compiled from community feedback at the Nov. 18th meeting.

FoCP Secretary Brian Siano videotaped the January membership meeting. Wriiten minutes will be compiled. But for now, clicking on the image below, or on this direct link, will display a nearly-hour-long video of the second part of the meeting, regarding the Park A reconstruction.

November 15th Public Meeting

On November 15, the FoCP hosted a public meeting to present the initial proposals for the Park 'A' Redesign by architect Peter Simone of Simone-Collins. Minutes of that meeting can be found here.

Older Materials

The 2001 Revitalization Plan (April 2001 Draft) (PDF)

The 2001 Morris Arboretum Tree Census (Sept 2001) (PDF)

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Frank Chance
President
Lew Mellman
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Bill Moriarty
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Brian Siano
Secretary
Jonathan Snyder
Past President Ex Officio

Directors

Until 2008

Melanie Bartlett
Erin Engelstad
Chris Leswing
Darryl Stovall
Nate Turner
Brad Zinn

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AUDIT
Fran Byers
DATABASE
Brian Siano
FUNDRAISING
Molly Roth
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Erin Engelstad
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Jonathan Snyder
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Lew Mellman
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Erin Englestadt
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Sharrieff Ali
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Matt Grubel
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Nicole Gaddis, Pete Malandra
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Darryl Stovall
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Fran Byers
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Chris Leswing
YOUTH SOCCER
Melanie Bartlett

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Brian Siano
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*Ann Dixon
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Frank Chance
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*Cynthia Roberts
FESTIVAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Erin Engelstad, *Bob Behr,
*Allen Diggs, Tony West

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