Arizona sun., 1948-11-12
East Lake, Harmon and Grant Parks
Will Receive 60 Per Cent Of the
ALLEGATIONS to Parks Recreation

| Greater parks for better recrea-
ton for all sections of Phoenix is
! the aim of the million dollar Park
Bond Issue to be placed before the
voters Nov. 16.
If Phoenix children and adults
of the future are to have land on
which to play and centers which to
meet for the scouting program,
square dances, teenage program
and other activities that are so vi
tai in combating juvenile dqelin-
quency building for good citizen
ship in all are groups, attention
must be given Immediately to our
recreation needs.
Wallace E. Broberg, president of
the Park Board, says, Our parks
in their present condition help to
hold juvenile delinquency at its
present level, but further expan-
sion of park facilities will go a
long way toward the correction of
these conditions"
Phoenix spends thousands of,
dollars each year in law enforce
ment in juvenile cases-dollars
that could be used in prevention
through wholesome recreation pro-
grams
The present bond issue is there
fore to be allocated first to these
areas where the need is greatest
and the remainder will be divided
among the other sections of Phoe-
nix. Over sixty per cent will be
given to the heavily populated
areas in the southern part of the
city.
Harmon Park, located at Fifth
Avenue and avapai has priority
and will be given first attention.
The sum of $208,319, will be spent
to make that playground area a
busy community center. A $12O, 600
community house complete with a
gymnasium for athletics, dances,
dinners, drama, etc.; social rooms,
work shops; Kitchen; and other
needed rooms. In addition a SWIM
ming pool, tennis courts, basket
ball courts, volley ball courts, shuf
fleboard, bleachers, more picnic fa-
cilities and more play ground ap-
paratus will be added. All facilities
will be well lighted. Harmon Park
is located amid a highly populated
area consisting of moderate homes
and housing units.
East Lake Park on east side, and
Grant Park, in the southern part
of the city will also be given COM
munity houses and additional
equipment comparable to Harmon.
The people of the East Lake area
have no place whatsoever to hold
dances or socials of any kind. Their
limited incomes make it impossible
to rent dance halls located several
miles away. All of the other parks
of the city will receive attention
according to their needs.
The present park program is so
designed that instead of purchasing
more property a coordination
agreement with the city school sys-
TENS makes it possible to use their
Fairgrounds after school and dur
ing the summer. The Parks De-
partment plans therefore to add
lights, wading pools, bleachers and
other facilities to most school
grounds. This plan will furnish all
age groups with plenty of play
grounds both day and night and
eliminate the necessity of turning
away an average of 80 groups each
night as was the case during this
past spring and summer season.
The long-awaited dream of the
high school student will become
reality if the bond issue is passed,
for three swimming pools will be
added to the high schools. These
along with lighthouses will be
erected at Phoenix Union high,
North Phoenix high, and the new
West high compuses. These pools
will serve the school during school
seasons with heated facilities and
the public during vacation months.
An appropriation has been allo-
Gated to increase Encanto Golf
course nine additional holes; also
to add five holes to Phoenix Col
lege for training purposes and to
handle overflow crowds now using
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