PARKS & RECREATION Sunset Park Opens and Reeder Ranch Park Nears Completion O n May 6, the City celebrated the eagerly awaited re-opening of Sunset Park. The park is now open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The Grand Opening event was a big success with more than 400 community members in attendance. The renovated park includes two new playgrounds with inclusive equipment, a walking path, landscaping, restrooms at the north and south end, shade Shoshone people. The Grand Opening included a unique opportunity to meet tribal elders from the Gabrielino Shoshone Nation of Southern California and hear them speak about their history as the original people of this region. The festivities also included a speaker from the Clean California Grant Program, which contributed 4.2 million dollars, through a grant, toward helping the City with the park rehabilitation. “Since the park’s re-opening, the community has embraced it. Every day families use the park, walking the many paths, stopping to exercise on the health equipment, and playing on the new turf. It’s amazing to see the daily use,” said Rosemary Hoerning, Executive Director of Engineering/Major Projects Manager. The Montclair Community Fruit Park (located at the center of the park) structures and picnic tables, exercise stations and a pilot of the San Antonio Creek Trail. The City also ensured the native people of Montclair were acknowledged through a mural on the Southern Restroom Building depicting the Gabrielino
The re-opened Sunset Park is at 4351 Orchard St.
is thriving, the trees look healthy and are bearing edible fruits, such as avocados, pomegranates, grapefruit, lemons and more, available for the community to enjoy. On Thursday mornings from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. community members of all ages come together for the Healthy Montclair Walk & Talk group. “These participants have adopted the park, every week they enjoy time with their fellow community members. While walking the path around the park, the participants take time to take care of the park by either picking up litter or reporting items that need attention. The community takes pride in the newly renovated Sunset Park and the City strives to create these community connections so the park will continue to be a place for all to enjoy,” said Alyssa Colunga, Assistant Director of Human Services & Grants Manager. For more information on the Walk & Talk group, please call Leticia Gavilanes, Health Education Specialist at (909) 625-6485. The park features a state-of-the-art surveillance camera system, which can alert the Police Department to inappropriate activities, and record the people who cause damage in the park. The City strives to keep the park clean and welcoming for the entire community, damage to our community
ROSEMARY HOERNING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
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