What is your vision for E. Carroll Joyner Park? Do you want ball fields and a community building? Do you want more walking and biking trails? Or perhaps you want a large children’s playground.
The Wake Forest Recreation Advisory Board is hosting a series of public meetings in May to solicit public input concerning the second phase of E. Carroll Joyner Park.
‘Picture Joyner Park’ is the name given to the town’s approach to updating the Joyner Park Master Plan.
The first of the interactive public meetings coordinated by the Recreation Advisory Board was held Tuesday, May 6, but there is another opportunity tomorrow, Thursday, May 8, when the meeting will be held at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church at 12605 Capital Boulevard. There will be a brief presentation, followed by an open forum discussion where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share suggestions.
Future meetings will be offered at the following dates, times and locations:
Tuesday, May 13; 6:30 p.m.; Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 South Brooks Street.
Thursday, May 15, 10 a.m.; Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 East Holding Avenue.
Saturday, May 17, 11 a.m.; Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 South Brooks Street.
Tuesday, May 20, 6:30 p.m.; Hope Lutheran Church, 3525 Rogers Road
Discussions at these meetings will cover a variety of topics centered on how to best achieve the appropriate balance between maintaining Joyner Park’s natural charm and adding desired amenities. Information gathered during the sessions will help identify, develop and evaluate future versions of the Joyner Park Master Plan.
Anyone who is unable to attend one of the meetings is encouraged to share their comments online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/Picture-Joyner-Park.aspx.
The Town of Wake Forest opened Joyner Park Phase I in August 2009. Located at 701 Harris Road, the 117-acre park is one of our area’s most popular outdoor destinations featuring three miles of paved walking trails, a 1,000-lawn-seat amphitheater and performance garden. For more information about Joyner Park, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/joyner-park.aspx.
For more information about ‘Picture Joyner Park,’ contact Parks and Recreation Director Ruben Wall at 919-435-9561 or rwall@wakeforestnc.gov.
