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McCarver Park

McCarver Park is located next to McCarver Elementary School.  Special design features will include a powerful memorial to Zina's life - a wall inscribed with a poem read at her candlelight vigil - as well as unique features honoring the Ukrainian cultural heritage of Zina's family.  Currently 2.33 acres of open ground, the new McCarver Park will include the following:

  • Reading circle and amphitheater (14,200 sq ft)
  • Play structures and surfacing suitable for young children
  • Running track and walking trail
  • Hard-court play facilities
  • Community gardens and a school garden
  • Updated irrigation system, landscape improvements and new signage
  • For safety - new security gating and entryways
  • Community reading circle