2882 SE 2 Street
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General Information

Acreage:  2.3

Park Hours:  Sunrise –9:00 p.m.

Amenities
Basketball court, benches, bike rack, open play area, playground, restrooms

Historical Information

The City acquired the property in 2001. The undeveloped property was referred to as Southeast Neighborhood Park. The developers of an apartment/condo complex (Villa Del Sol) that borders the property on Federal Highway were required to give land or pay a fee in lieu of land. Since the project was multi-family zoned, the amount of land they were going to have to dedicate was significant, which had the developers concerned about the costs.

When the original Recreation and Open Space Element of the Comprehensive Master Plan was developed in the early 1980's, the City had been aware that there was a need for a neighborhood park in the southeast section of the City. Therefore, we started looking for properties that would be suitable for a park. The City started looking at a local mango nursery/orchard owned by a local resident, Walter Zill. The Zills owned five-acres adjacent to the property where the developers were building the apartments/condos. This property was deemed to be in the right area to develop a park and the City contacted the developer to purchase part of the nursery property for the City to meet the requirements of land dedication. The fees that the developer would have had to pay were higher than the cost of the Zill property. Therefore, the land was purchased and donated to the City in lieu of the fee.
 

The Grand Opening Celebration was held on March 24, 2007.