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heim’s

electric

park

SITE LOCATION: 800 N. Chestnut Ave. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Heim’s Electric Park is surrounded by single-family residential, a
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4 commercial district, industrial areas, and train tracks. This park is

Central
PARK DISTRICT: lacking in accessibility in many senses. To improve this, surrounding
sidewalks and adjacent street crossings need enhancement as well as,
ESTABLISHED: 1967 more consideration for ADA accessibility. This park would benefit from
ACREAGE: 4.17 Acres a more welcoming and defined entrance and usable area. Currently this
park provides few opportunities for use, and no revenue capabilities.
Opportunities for improvement include:
PARK AMENITIES • Creating a shelter or a defined programmable open space that
would be consistently maintained
• Basketball Courts (2)
• Bleachers/Grandstands (2)
• Grills (2)
• New Park Sign (1)
• Trash Receptacles (4)

PARK ASSESSMENT RATING

RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
✓
UNACCEPTABLE POOR GOOD EXCELLENT

Comfort/Character-20

Usability-6

Accessibility-8 Amenities-18 TOTAL SCORE

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