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SITE LOCATION: 8290 N. Congress Ave. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Barry Road Park is located just southeast of the intersection of Barry
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 Road and N. Congress Avenue and is bordered by schools, businesses,

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PARK DISTRICT: townhomes, and a church. It provides this community of users with a
wide variety of park and recreation amenities, many of which are in
ESTABLISHED: 1967 very good condition including the picnic shelter and tennis courts.
ACREAGE: 10.96 acres Opportunities for improvement include:
• New updated KC Parks signage
• Replacing the playground and safety surfacing
PARK AMENITIES

• Benches (7)
• Bleachers/Grandstands (4)
• Drinking Fountain (1)
• Grills (3)
• Old Park Sign (1)
• Park Loop Trail (1)
• Parking Lighting (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Parking Lot (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Picnic Shelter (1)
• Picnic Tables (4) UNACCEPTABLE POOR GOOD ✓ EXCELLENT
• Playground (1)
• Rain Garden (1)
• Regulatory Sign (5)
• Sports Lighting (22)
• Stream/Creek (1)
• Tennis Courts (8) Usability-12 Comfort/Character-33
• Trash Receptacles (2)

Accessibility-15 Amenities-24 TOTAL SCORE

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