IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

Name of Park:

Name of Park:

Bee Tree Park

Name of Project:

Playground Surfacing Replacement

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Replacement of the gravel surfacing with rubberized surfacing.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Bella Fontaine West Park

Name of Project:

Playground Replacement

Funding Source:

Community Development Block Grant; St. Louis County

Description:

Construction of new playground to west of existing Whistler Shelter.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Cliff Cave Park

Name of Project:

Trail, Parking and Shelter Development

Funding Source:

Great Rivers Greenway; St. Louis County; Twin Hollow Associates; Jefferson Barracks Marine Services

Description:

Asphalt paving of five miles of new trail in bottom area.  Construction of a new parking lot and shelter.

Start Date:

2005

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Name of Project:

Comfort Station and Playground Replacement at Corporate Picnic Site

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Replacement of the existing comfort station and playground at Corporate Picnic Site #1.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Faust Park

Name of Project:

Parking Lot Improvements; New Comfort Station; Playground Development

Funding Source:

Faust Park Foundation; St. Louis County

Description:

Renovation of the existing parking lot to provide sidewalk replacement, parking lot lighting, additional parking and related site improvements.  Trenching and installing a buried sanitary sewer             from the Historic Village to the Carousel Building, and connection to the existing system near the road to Thornhill.  Construction of a new outdoor comfort station adjacent to the new playground area.

Start Date:

2005

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Greensfelder Park

Name of Project:

Dogwood/Muckerman Shelter Sites

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Construction of a new restroom, septic tank and playground as well as modifications to parking and walkways at Dogwood Shelter.  Modifications made to the parking lot and walkways at Muckerman.

Start Date:

2005

End Date:

2006

 

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Name of Park:

Greensfelder Park

Name of Project:

Eagle Valley Trail Renovation

Funding Source:

Great Rivers Greenway; Land and Water Conservation Fund; St. Louis County

Description:

Renovation of Eagle Valley Trail with resurfacing, signage, improvements to the existing parking lots for this trail.  Construction of a composting style comfort station for trail users.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Henry H. Laumeier Park

Name of Project:

Front Entrance and Parking Lot Renovations

Funding Source:

Laumeier Sculpture Park, Inc; St. Louis County

Description:

Realignment of the front entrance and renovation of the parking lot at the gallery.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Henry H. Laumeier Park

Name of Project:

Leaf Pavilion Construction

Funding Source:

St. Louis County; Laumeier Sculpture Park, Inc.

Description:

Construction of a new small, non-reservable shelter in the southern end of the park.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Lemay Park

Name of Project:

Playground Surfacing

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Replacement of the gravel surfacing at the swing set with rubberized surfacing.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Lone Elk Park

Name of Project:

Chubb Trailhead Parking Lot

Funding Source:

Great Rivers Greenway; St. Louis County

Description:

Construction of a new off road surfaced parking lot for 20 cars at the entrance to the Chubb Trail, and connection to the existing Chubb Trail.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Love Park

Name of Project:

Mary Shelter Playground Replacement

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Replacement of the playground at Mary Shelter.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Lower Meramec Park

Name of Project:

River Mile 7 Trail and Parking

Funding Source:

Great Rivers Greenway; National Recreation Trails; St. Louis County

Description:

Construction of approximately 1 mile of new surfaced trail along the Meramec River, with an access and trail head parking near Meramec Bottom Road west of the Interstate 55 interchange. The new trail will connect to the existing trail system to the west along the Meramec River.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2006

 

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Name of Park:

McDonnell Park

Name of Project:

Playground Replacement

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Removal of the existing playground, construction of a new playground in the same location and accessible parking.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Museum of Transportation

Name of Project:

Electrical System Improvements; Reinhard Train Shed; Ornamental Fence Replacement 

Funding Source:

Private Donations; St. Louis County

Description:

Upgrade of electrical supply and services for the area including the Maintenance Building and the upper area.  Relocation of the train display to the western portion of the site.  Replacement of a split rail fence with an ornamental fence.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Queeny Park

Name of Project:

Playground Renovation

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Removal and replacement of the tie walls.  Replacement of the playground access from the park entrance road.  Replacement of selected playground equipment on the west side of the playground.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Queeny Park

Name of Project:

Trail Improvements

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Renovation and realignment of some of the trails within the northern portions of Queeny Park.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Simpson Park

Name of Project:

Playground Replacement

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Removal and replacement of the existing playground.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

St. Vincent Community Center

Name of Project:

Gym Flooring

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Placement of a wooden flooring overlay over the existing tile floor in the gymnasium.

Start Date:

2005

End Date:

2006

 

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Name of Park:

St. Vincent Park

Name of Project:

Pedestrian Walkway

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Construction of a new pedestrian sidewalk along the park entrance road from St. Charles Rock Road to the Recreation Complex.

Start Date:

2006

End Date:

2006

 

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Name of Park:

Sylvan Springs Park

Name of Project:

Skatepark

Funding Source:

St. Louis County

Description:

Construction of a new skatepark.

Start Date:

2005

End Date:

2007

 

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Name of Park:

Tilles Park

Name of Project:

Front Entrance Parking and Storm Drain Improvements; Main Restroom Improvements; Inclusive Playground

Funding Source:

St. Louis Children’s Hospital; St. Louis County

Description:

Construction of a new playground adjacent to the main restroom, and a small parking lot off the main park road.  Construction of new storm drainage at the front entrance to the park at the Litzsinger Road Entrance and treatments to the existing sinkholes in this area of the park.  Renovation of the main restroom to provide an accessible, family use restroom and other improvements.

Start Date:

2005

End Date:

2007

 

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