Welcome to the neighborhood, Somersett West Park is officially open and welcoming visitors. The Somersett West Park Committee worked with the City of Reno to ensure that the park would fulfill the interests and needs of the community surrounding it and become a multi-use, multi-generational neighborhood park. What has emerged is a true gem on the west side of the community, a bookend to Somersett East Park. Both parks are city parks and are open to the public, but the SOA maintains them.
The new park features: • • • • •
Two dog parks – one for small and another for large dogs A family area with play equipment for children to enjoy A covered pavilion with picnic tables A community garden (tentatively set to open in spring 2021) A grassy area where on a recent visit, children were running around playing in the “sprinklers,’’ aka turf irrigation spray • Exercise paths • Benches • Stunning views of Somersett and the mountains surrounding the community • A parking lot • Restrooms
A park in progress Although the park is open, there is still work to be done. • Improvements are planned for the large dog park. The City of Reno and the Association will work together to remove the weeds, improve the grade, seed and install irrigation. This project will be done this fall and early next spring. • The Somersett West Park Community Garden Committee is working to make improvements to the community garden and to establish rules and a lottery system for its 50 raised planting beds, which include a limited number of handicapped-accessible plots. Interested in taking on a raised bed next year? Email westpark@mysomersett.com to put yourself on an interest list. • An area next to the parking lot will feature memorial pavers which have been ordered but when this issue went to print had not yet arrived.
Donations welcome Want to help make the park even better? It’s not too late to make a donation to the park or to order a memorial paver. The SOA has partnered with Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation to take donations for the general park fund, as well as individual funds for park equipment, the pavilion, the community garden, the dog park and memorial pavers. Go to the TMPF page for West Park here: www.tmparksfoundation.org/somersett-west-park
Where is West Park? The park is located at the northeast corner of Hawk Meadow Trail and Somersett Parkway, across from the City of Reno Fire Station #19.
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