The Parks & Recreation and Public Works Departments would like to thank Voces del Canal for sharing their space with us at their recent Easter Egg Hunt event last Saturday, April 1st. We were able to gather very helpful feedback regarding the community’s wants and needs for our upcoming Pickleweed Park Improvements project. City staff … Continued
Written by: JC Agcaoili, Assistant Engineer The Library & Recreation and Public Works Departments invite the community to share their input on what they’d like to see included in our upcoming Pickleweed Park Improvements project. Our survey is now live on our City website and will be available through April 17th, 2023. Both City Staff … Continued
The Pickleweed Park Enhancement Project will expand and increase outdoor recreation opportunities at Pickleweed park. With the City Council’s approval on Monday, November 7, 2022, the professional services agreement for landscape architectural and engineering design services associated with this project, City staff and City’s design consultant (Gates + Associates) have initiated the design phase of … Continued
NEWS RELEASE: Pickleweed Park Enhancement Project Recommended for Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2022 Pickleweed Park Enhancement Project Recommended for Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant The City of San Rafael’s Pickleweed Park Enhancement Project was recently selected by California State Parks as one of 16 local park projects … Continued
Many Canal area residents have requested that the City look into fencing the playground area at Pickleweed Park. Thanks to a Community Development Block Grant, the City was able to procure a fencing contractor to install a 4-foot vinyl-coated fence around the perimeter of the playground. The installation began on Monday, June 14th with most … Continued
Parks Division has been busy assisting the Streets Division with winter prep as well as handling many other projects. Along with trying to keep up with the autumn/winter leaf fall in the parks, they recently did some restoration work to the Pickleweed field. This included aerating, fertilizing, seeding, top dressing and dragging. In the photo … Continued
Replacement of the Pickleweed Park play structures is on schedule. By the end of this week, both playground areas at Pickleweed Park will have been filled with engineered wood fiber. This will provide a safe, impact-cushioned play surface. On the week of June 24th, the contractor will be working on adding the final touches, including … Continued
On May 28th, Community Playgrounds Inc. began work on the installation of our new playground structures at Pickleweed Park. We see the excitement of the community with several residents stopping by the site to ask questions, reading the posted multi-language banners, and some even bringing their children to watch the construction. The structures themselves should … Continued
Public Works has received the new playground equipment for Pickleweed Park. The purchase of the equipment was funded by a Community Development Block Grant administered by Marin County. DPW is obtaining the services of a certified playground installer as well as a specialty firm to install the equipment and engineered wood fiber surface. The playground … Continued
Over the past several weeks, our Public Works staff made presentations to the Pickleweed Advisory Board and Parks & Recreation Commission to discuss options for new playground structures at Pickleweed Park and to gather additional feedback from the community. The Pickleweed Advisory Board and the Parks & Recreation Commission were both pleased with the proposed … Continued
