Jack Ready Imagination Park

The Jack Ready Imagination Park, will be a universally accessible park where all children, regardless of physical limitation, will be able to play side by side. Things are moving forward for the development of the 33 acres of land on the Nipomo Mesa that were donated to JHH for the park site. We're hoping to complete this dream park by the end of 2012.

Features of the park will include themed play structures, a sand play area, soccer and baseball fields, basketball courts and a therapeutic riding center. The entire park will be accessible by foot, bike, stroller, wheelchair and walker. Various funding opportunities and grants are being sought to make this park dream come true. If you have interest in making a special donation for the Imagination Park please contact us at (805)-547-1914 or email jhh@jackshelpinghand.org.

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission approved the conditional use permit, 5-0 for the Jack Ready Imagination Park at their meeting held on April 14, 2011. The park project team had the opportunity to explain the details of the project and it's community benefits to the Planning Commission to encourage their support.

JHH would like to recognize and show our deep appreciation for the support of individuals who recently volunteered their time and services to assist us with completing a grant application, we couldn't have done it with out them!

Thank you to:

Public Works: Paavo Ogren, Director
Frank Honeycutt
Glenn Marshall

Planning: Kami Griffin, Deputy Director
Warren Hoag
Brian Pedrotti
John Nall
John McKenzie

General Services: Janette Pell, Director

Parks Division: Curtis Black
Shaun Cooper

County Supervisor: Katcho Achadjian

San Luis Obispo County: Vicki Janssen, Legislative Assistant

County Counsel: Rita Neal

Construction: Steve Souza, President of Souza Construction
Tom and Lou McGonagill of McGonagill Bros
Construction

Civil Engineering: John Wallace, President of Wallace Group
Jeremy Freund of Wallace Group
Bianca Koenig of Wallace Group

Structural Engineering: Paul Belmont of Taylor and Syfan Consulting
Engineers

Electrical Engineering: Bill Thoma, President of Thoma Electric

Architects: Curt Illingworth, and Paul Wolff

Biological survey: V.L Holland, Ph.D.

Acoustic Consulting: David Lord, Ph.D.

Archeological surveyors: Todd Hannahs of Cultural Resource
Management Services

Hydrology: Tim Cleath, President of Cleath-Harris Geologists

Susan Stewart, Grant Writer

Adam Verdin, our park Project Coordinator

 

 

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