VIDEO: An old-fashoned park raising
VIDEO: An old-fashoned park raising
Some 300 volunteers turned out Saturday to begin work on the future Jean Sweeney Open Space Park.
About 300 volunteers showed up for an old-fashioned park raising Saturday at the future Jean Sweeney Open Space Park, to weed, mulch, paint a mural and build planter boxes and compost bins for a future community garden at the 22-acre park. The event was coordinated by the Alameda Recreation and Park Department and Alameda County Supervisor WIlma Chan's office. The City Council is expected to consider final plans for the park, which sits on the site of the former Alameda Belt Line rail yard, in April; after that, the city will seek out grants and private money to build it. Donna Eyestone stopped by and captured this video of Saturday's event, narrated by the late Jean Sweeney's husband, Jim, and parks director Amy Wooldridge.
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