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SITE LOCATION: N.W. 88th St. & N. Hampton STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Mark McHenry Park (formerly named Tiffany Springs Park) is one of the
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 largest parks in Council District #1. The park has long served Northland

North
PARK DISTRICT: communities as an athletic venue with numerous ball diamonds and
soccer fields. Vandalism including off road driving has been an issue at
ESTABLISHED: 1966 this park. The vast acreage also preserves woodland habitat and the
ACREAGE: 838.46 acres North Brush Creek riparian corridor. In addition to the many ballfields,
the park also features nearly 3.5 miles of natural surface trail. This park
would benefit most by providing:
PARK AMENITIES • Upgrades to shelters, seating, and amenity areas for visitors at the
two ballfield areas
• Benches (2) • Providing added pedestrian infrastructure and signage throughout
• Bleachers/Grandstands (17) to make the park a more connected destination
• Concession Stands (1)
• Diamond Fields (7)
• Dugouts (10)
• Multi-Use Trail (1)
• New Park Sign (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Parking Lot (2) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Picnic Shelter (4)
• Picnic Tables (5) UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT
• Playground (1)
• Rectangular Fields (16)
• Restrooms (Portable) (3)
• Scoreboard (5)
• Sports Lighting (280)
• Stream/Creek (1) Usability-10 Comfort/Character-25
• Trash Receptacles (20)

Accessibility-13 Amenities-19 TOTAL SCORE

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