With new homes, a new park
Parque Los Arroyos is second to be built by a developer and turned over to Sahuarita . lka Nassar now has an extra reward to help entice her children into finishing their schoolwork: grass and monkey bars.
“This is within walking distance," Nassar said last week as her 5-year-old son and twin 9-year-old daughters frolicked at the newly opened Parque Los Arroyos. "It's a great asset for us."
The 7-acre park, developed by Meritage Homes as part of its 228-acre Los Arroyos neighborhood, was officially handed over to the town of Sahuarita's Parks and Recreation Department during a dedication ceremony last Thursday.
The park is the second in Sahuarita to be built by a developer and turned over to the town. The other is Sahuarita Lake Park, which Sharpe & Associates gave to the town five years ago. A third park, along the Old Tucson-Nogales Highway just outside the entrance to the Quail Creek subdivision, is expected to be completed by late 2008 or early 2009.
The town's Parks and Recreation Commission determined there should be 871 square feet of developed recreational space for each lot in the form of parks, playgrounds, workout facilities and pools. Each new development must have at least 436 square feet per unit, or 50% of the recommended amount, with the difference being made up in the form of a per-unit fee that would go toward maintaining current town recreation spots and developing new ones.
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