Strathburn Park,
6 acres in the Weston and Sheppard area, got a $175,000 facelift this
month, including a new playground, with money from developers and the
federal government.
Though the contract was awarded last fall, construction didn't begin until May.
"This
is the one community park in that residential area," says David
Nosella, the city's supervisor of capital projects, describing the area
as stably residential with exclusively single-family dwellings. "It
serves the whole area from the 401 up to Sheppard."
According to
Nosella, there was $100,000 set aside in the capital budget for
improvements to the park, and the other $75,000 came from what's known
as
Section 37
funds, so-called for the city's program allowing developers height or
density increases in return for tangible community benefits.
The
project is one of about 60 being hastily completed across the city in
the final months of the construction season before the deadline for the
federal stimulus money expires in March.
The playground was officially re-opened yesterday.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: David Nosella
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[email protected].CORRECTION: The original version of this story misstated the closest intersection to the park as Warden and Sheppard.