{"id":7275,"date":"2019-04-30T08:50:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2019-04-30T09:06:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:06:58","slug":"grand-re-opening-set-for-randall-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/grand-re-opening-set-for-randall-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Re-Opening Set for Randall Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/randall-playgrouind-1024x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/randall-playgrouind-1024x385.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/randall-playgrouind-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/randall-playgrouind-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Yakima is inviting the community to celebrate\ncompletion of a project five years in the making with a grand re-opening\nceremony for Randall Park at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 7<sup>th.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony will be held on the wildlife\nobservation deck at Randall Park and will commemorate more than $1 million in\nimprovements to the park funded through a $500,000 grant from the state&#8217;s\nRecreation and Conservation Office (RCO) and $600,000 in local donations and\nmatching funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With the community&#8217;s support, Randall Park\nis once again a jewel and major asset for the City of Yakima,&#8221; said Parks\nand Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson. &#8220;Randall Park is much loved, and it\nis gratifying to see the outpouring of so many in supporting these\nimprovements.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Improvements at Randall Park include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>New picnic shelters<\/li><li>New wildlife\nobservation deck<\/li><li>Basketball courts<\/li><li>New restrooms<\/li><li>Rebuilding walkways<\/li><li>Repairing parking\nlots<\/li><li>New playground\nequipment<\/li><li>Installation of a\nbridge<\/li><li>New signage and fencing<\/li><li>Removing sediment\nand deepening the duck pond<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured guests during the May 7<sup>th<\/sup>\ngrand re-opening ceremony at Randall Park include Councilmember Holly Cousens,\nParks and Recreation Commission Chair Rod Bryant, and state RCO representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randall Park covers more than 40 acres and is\nlocated south of Nob Hill Boulevard between 44<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue and 48<sup>th<\/sup>\nAvenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/yakimaparks.com\/\">https:\/\/yakimaparks.com\/<\/a> or call 575-6020 for more information about City of\nYakima Parks and Recreation facilities and programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Randall-Park-Grand-Re-Opening-News-Release.pdf\">Randall Park Grand Re-Opening &#8211; News Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Randall-Park-Grand-Re-Opening-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Yakima is inviting the community to celebrate completion of a project five years in the making with a grand re-opening ceremony for Randall Park at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 7th. 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