SEVERAL PEOPLE helped make the park happen, including (From left to right, front row) Vicky Walker, Steve Moosman, Beth Goodrich, Wilford Cannon, Scott Kjar, Eric Klotz, Stan Porter, Paul Ottoson, Kay Briggs, Mike Pope, Kyle Wozniak, T.J. Riley. (Back row) Lyle Nelson, Len Arave, John Allen, Brian Horrocks.
The park, which was officially introduced with last Saturday’s ribbon cutting, was first proposed in 1997 and has been informally known as Trailhead Park for years. Sitting at the head of Wild Rose Trail, those who have been involved with the project see it as the culmination of some serious group effort.
“It’s taken a lot of people working on it over the years to get it to this point,” said North Salt Lake Council Member Stan Porter, mentioning donations of land and money as well as time. “It’s good to see it finally come to fruition.”
The park was originally proposed by the developers behind the city’s Eaglewood neighborhood, and required land donations in order to get it off the ground.
Contention during the park’s design phase, however, slowed the project down considerably. In 2007, the city’s then-named Parks, Recreation and Trails Committee attempted to delay the designing of the park until it could be finished in a more natural state. Other groups, looking for a more traditional park with playgrounds and pavilions, wanted to push the design forward.
Later, the city council decided on a compromised idea for the park that would include a playground area but still be designed to fit in with the natural surroundings. Preliminary designs were approved in 2008, and final construction on the park was finished up earlier this year.
jwardell@davisclipper.com
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