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Parks and Recreation

The Acacia Group is a recognized leader in Arizona for municipal parks and recreation planning. Since 1985, the firm has designed over $30 million in park improvements that have been constructed and the firm has prepared a wide range of long-range park masterplans. The following list of municipal projects represents a cross-section of our park planning and design projects.

Park Masterplans

bulletIrvington Road Landfill Reclamation Park Master Plan, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletVeteran's Memorial Park Masterplan and Aquatic Center, Sierra Vista, Arizona.

bulletFiesta Park Masterplan, City of Tucson Neighborhood Park, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletRillito River Park at Shamrock Dairy Masterplan, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletOld Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park Masterplan, State of Nevada, Division of State Parks. The firm was a member of a multi-disciplinary team that prepared the masterplan to reconstruct this historic site as a State Park. Las Vegas, Nevada.

bulletNorthwest Center/Mansfeld Park Expansion and Remodeling Project, Facilities Design and Management, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletRillito Riverpark, Flowing Wells to Campbell Avenue 
(3 miles) Feasibility Analysis of Converting the Potable Irrigation System to Effluent, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletSanta Cruz County Courthouse and Park Site Masterplan, Nogales, Arizona.

bulletArrowhead Park Masterplan, Chandler, Arizona.

bulletFolley Park Masterplan, Chandler, Arizona.

bulletCharreria, Mexican Rodeo and Fiesta Facilities Design Program and Masterplan, Kennedy Regional Park, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletWinston Reynolds-Manzanita Park Masterplan, Pima County Parks Department, Arizona.

bulletMorris K. Udall Regional Park Masterplan, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletArizona Canal Diversion Channel Feature Design Memorandum for a Linear Recreational Facility, Glendale, Arizona.

bulletLakeside Regional Park Masterplan, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletMemorial Park Masterplan Update, El Paso, Texas.

bulletEastland Park and Neighborhood Center, Casa Grande, Arizona.

bulletBullhead City Central Park Masterplan, Bullhead City, Arizona.

bullet13-mile Santa Cruz Riverpark Masterplan Update, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletCasa Grande Rodeo Grounds Masterplan, Casa Grande, Arizona.

bulletUniversity of Arizona Campus Farm Masterplan, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletRillito Riverpark, Flowing Wells to Campbell Avenue, Feasibility Study and Masterplan for converting potable irrigation to reclaimed water, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletADA Deficiency Analysis and estimate of compliance costs for 15 District Parks, Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletTohono Chul Park Masterplan, Tucson, Arizona.

Park and Recreation Facility Site Planning And Construction Documents

bulletJesse Owens Park Skate Park. Schematic design of skate facility with a projected construction budget of $80,000. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletADA Playground Park Improvements, City of Tucson Parks & Recreation Department. Design of play areas in 9 different parks accessible to the handicapped and meeting the requirements of the Americans with Disibilities Act (ADA), $380,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.

- Verdugo
- Mesa Verde
- Hoffman
- Santa Rita
- Sunnyside
- Mission Manor
- Palo Verde
- Reid
- Murrieta

bulletArroyo Chico Park, $130,000 neighborhood park design and construction documents, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletBalboa Heights Park plans and construction documents to complete the park, $110,000 budget. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletRillito Park Improvements. Piping for reclaimed water and design of infield improvements to the Rillito Race Track, $1,030,000 construction cost. Pima County, Arizona.

bulletPurple Heart Park, site planning and landscape architecture, $285,000, Pima County, Arizona.

bulletOtt Family YMCA Skate Park, $130,000 construction of concrete skate park. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletOld Las Vegas Mormon Fort Reconstruction Plans. Work included site landscape and irrigation design and reconstruction of creek and pool. $125,000 construction budget. Las Vegas, Nevada.

bulletADA Compliance for Four Existing City Parks. ADA deficiency analysis, $1 million in site work and facilities included three ADA compliant pools, renovation of three restrooms, installation of four new ADA restrooms buildings, handicap-accessible drinking fountains, sidewalks, curbs and bleachers. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletVeterans Memorial Park Aquatic Center, landscape and irrigation plans associated with the $3.2 million facility. Sierra Vista, Arizona.

bulletRillito River Park at Shamrock Dairy. Design plans for Pima County Flood Control District and Transportation Department. Plans include ADA access, existing river park design treatments, entry plaza, recreational trails, parking, landscape and irrigation. $350,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletHi Corbett Entry Renovation. Renovations to main entry, ticket booths, retail center, landscape and irrigation. $20,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletLakeside Park ADA Fishing Access. Developed illustrative concept plan alternatives for providing accessible fishing facilities. Concepts included schematic plans, elevations or sections, and construction cost projections for each alternative (1998). Construction documents prepared in 2000. Construction budget $110,000. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletTucson Diversion Channel. Developed five illustrative concept plans for a soccer field and park on a deck above the Tucson Diversion Channel between 10th and 12th Avenues for Pima County Flood Control District and Transportation Department. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletCatalina High School Park, City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department with Tucson Unified School District. Playing fields, comfort station, play area and irrigation improvements, construction budget $550,000. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletFort Lowell Park, City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, Design improvements to historic park including a new comfort station and access under the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), $460,000 construction budget. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletFiesta Park construction documents, City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, budget $179,000, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletHimmel Park Aquatic Facility Renovation Plans, City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, Landscape architecture and irrigation services, $25,000 construction budget, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletPlay Yard for CODAC/Las Amigas residential addiction treatment center, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletKennedy Park Fiesta Area and Amphitheater, $1.6 million Phase 1 park improvements, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletRiver Park Features Inventory: Santa Cruz River Park and Rillito River Park, 1994. Identification of features and quantities for management of park maintenance. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletKennedy Park Fiesta Area Phase 2 (additional food booths and parking area lighting) $.8 million and Phase 3 (additional 280-car parking area and stage roof) $.7 million park improvements. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletRillito Riverpark, Flowing Wells to Campbell Avenue 
(3 miles) Construction Documents for Converting the Potable Irrigation System to Effluent, $40,000. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletBalboa Park, Sepulveda Drainage Basin, $2.9 million in park improvements, Los Angeles, California.

bulletHillenbrand Memorial Stadium, Women's Intercollegiate NCAA Softball Stadium, University of Arizona, $670,000 including dugouts and lighting. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletSanta Cruz County Park, Sgt. Manuel H. Tapia Recreational Trail, $220,000 park improvements, Nogales, Arizona.

bulletPima Park, $40,000 park irrigation improvements, Chandler, Arizona.

bulletDesert West Park, $1.3 million park facility improvements, Phoenix, Arizona.

bulletArrowhead Park, $300,000 ballfield and playground renovations, Chandler, Arizona.

bulletFolley Park, $300,000 park facility renovations, Chandler, Arizona.

bulletDave White Regional Park, $1.9 million park and golf course improvements, Casa Grande, Arizona.

bulletLincoln Regional Park, $1.45 million Phase II, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletUdall Regional Park, Phase I Development and the $6.4 million Recreation Center, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletReid Park Bandshell Plaza and Parking Areas, $150,000 construction budget, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletPlaygrounds for the Visually Handicapped, Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind, $63,000 construction budget, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletSan Juan Park/A-Mountain Neighborhood Recreation Center. Tucson, Arizona.

bulletCentral Refrigeration Plant Park Buffer, University of Arizona, $214,000 cost of improvements, Tucson, Arizona.

bulletBlockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion. Landscape and irrigation improvements, $75,000 construction budget, Phoenix, Arizona.

bulletMesa Amphitheater renovation plans, Mesa, Arizona.

bulletSanta Cruz Riverpark, Ajo Road to Irvington Road, $1.3 million, Tucson, Arizona.
 

 

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