Zephyrhills citizens will have an opportunity to weigh in on the long term advancement and proposed facilities of Hercules Park.
Attendees are inspired to carry their concepts and thoughts to a community workshop meeting on June 10 at 6 p.m., at Zephyrhills Metropolis Corridor, 5335 Eighth St., in Zephyrhills.
Other stakeholders in attendance are predicted to consist of the city’s parks and recreation advisory board, CRA (Local community Redevelopment Company) board and reps from the project’s guide, Kimley-Horn.
The Metropolis of Zephyrhills in current months has pondered strategies to spruce up the languished 12-acre park assets at the corner of County Road 54 and Gall Boulevard, next to Zephyrhills Significant and Woodland Elementary universities.
Just one probability for the park’s update includes installing a BMX (bicycle motocross) track exactly where youth and adult bike fans traverse winding trails and thrilling jumps, in a harmless and comfy environment.
The newest conceptual sketch plan from Kimley-Horn demonstrates a circuitous using trail spanning approximately 5.29 acres of the park home, albeit with several information continue to to be hashed out.
Top degrees on jumps and bumps haven’t yet been decided, but the track is anticipated to have variations for rookie, intermediate and highly developed bikers — trying to keep protection in intellect, also.
Floor product hasn’t been determined, either, even though one particular solution is a filth monitor with wood capabilities for jumps and stunts.
Also proposed is a paved pathway encircling the BMX course for mother and father, walkers and runners to use for common exercise reasons.
Centered on renderings, remaining Hercules Park assets upgrades would then get on a primarily passive vibe — with a virtually 1-acre open up playfield, 1.42-acre playground and picnic/shelter space, and a soft going for walks trail surrounding an present retention pond and lighted fountain spray.
An open playfield —situated at the previous Hercules Aquatic Center — would give a grassy space for throwing footballs, Frisbees and so on.
A playground, meanwhile, could consist of some character-centered gear past conventional slides and swings — consider rock climb, bridges, tunnels, rope engage in buildings and more.
The budget for the entire Hercules Park renovation will be determined from the workshop, the place features could be extra or eliminated based on group feedback, Zephyrhills CRA director Gail Hamilton wrote in an electronic mail to The Laker/Lutz News.
Closing layout and development is expected sometime just after park funding is discovered for the city’s 2021-2022 fiscal calendar year, Hamilton claims.
Dependent on the features and undertaking cost, the advancement could be finished in a yr, or built out above several yrs, she claims.
City officials also have formerly mentioned facilitating general public-non-public partnerships for some of the park’s improvements.
In addition to its proximity to local colleges, Hercules Park borders a busy Wawa gasoline station and Culver’s quick meals restaurant, which could prompt individuals patrons to drop by the park to have a enjoyable meal.
The park also is obtainable to surrounding neighborhood developments by means of Henry Push.
Should really the BMX principle observe as a result of, it would build an amenity in any other case not quickly readily available to the East Pasco neighborhood. (Area BMX fanatics have earlier attempted accessing the Zephyrhills Skatepark at Krusen Field for those people uses.)
The closest public BMX pump tracks in the surrounding Tampa Bay location involve Tampa BMX in Lutz and Oldsmar BMX.
Town leaders for yrs have been contacting for an action strategy for vacant park land that the moment experienced a buzzing aquatic middle and swimming pool.
Possession of the land was transferred to the metropolis from the Pasco County College Board in June 2018.
The park land is a legacy from about 80 acres as soon as owned by the Hercules Powder Co.
The business, which transformed pine stumps into resin and turpentine, had been the city’s biggest employer at one particular position.
In the course of a town council assembly final thirty day period, Town Supervisor Billy Poe deemed the approaching Hercules Park workshop “important” to provide more details, options and thoughts to the public and other intrigued get-togethers.
Released June 09, 2021
