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==Past development== | ==Past development== | ||
The construction of the [[U.S. Route 250]] bypass ran through the park, with one section of the old park becoming what is now [[Greenleaf Park]]. Another former section, at the southeast end of [[McIntire Road]] near the rescue squad, initially became tennis courts and is now the [[Charlottesville Skateboard Park]]. | The construction of the [[U.S. Route 250]] bypass ran through the park, with one section of the old park becoming what is now [[Greenleaf Park]]. Another former section, at the southeast end of [[McIntire Road]] near the rescue squad, initially became tennis courts and is now the [[Charlottesville Skateboard Park]]. | ||
==Eastern side master plan== | |||
The city will begin the master planning process for the eastern side of the park in the fall of 2011 with a series of meetings to solicit public input.{{fact}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Revision as of 12:30, 6 September 2011
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McIntire Park is a Charlottesville park named in honor of its benefactor, Paul Goodloe McIntire, who donated the land.
It is home to the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial.
Amenities
McIntire park is home to
- a golf course
- a children's playground and wading pool,
- walking trails,
- softball fields,
- a baseball field, and
- picnic shelters.
Events
McIntire Park is traditionally home to the annual Dogwood Festival carnival and the July Fourth fireworks display[citation needed].
Proposed developments
Meadowcreek Parkway
The plans for the city portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway run through McIntire Park. The Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park is pursuing a series of lawsuits to stop construction.
Golf
McIntire Park is home to a nine-hole golf course that would be disrupted or eliminated by Parkway construction. Save McIntire Golf is advocating for retention of the course.
Botanical Gardens
Two independent groups, the Charlottesville Botanical Garden and the McIntire Botanical Garden, advocate creation of a botanical garden in the east end of the park in areas occupied, as of 2011, by the golf course.
YMCA
The Piedmont Family YMCA plans construction of a fitness and aquatic center in the western half of the Park, though the exact footprint is under question due to the economic downturn[citation needed]. A group called the McIntire Park Preservation Committee has formed to try to prevent this construction, or at least to ensure that the construction does not eliminate two softball fields at the park.
Past development
The construction of the U.S. Route 250 bypass ran through the park, with one section of the old park becoming what is now Greenleaf Park. Another former section, at the southeast end of McIntire Road near the rescue squad, initially became tennis courts and is now the Charlottesville Skateboard Park.
Eastern side master plan
The city will begin the master planning process for the eastern side of the park in the fall of 2011 with a series of meetings to solicit public input.[citation needed]