Parks

  c.1879 Historic Fiddyment Ranch Home, West Roseville Center, c. 1885, Walter Fiddyment with two of his children outside the original Fiddyment home. Right, c. 2009, home as it stands today. National Register of Historic Places, #10000503   At its first board meeting of 2016, the Roseville Historical Society [RHS] board of directors felt it was prudent to create a

At the January 20th City Council meeting the following names were approved for two new (yet to be built) parks in the Fiddyment Farm neighborhood.                   F-97 Pocket Park -- Elizabeth Jane Fiddyment Park

  Meeting presentation summary:    Date: 12/8/2015 at the at Fiddyment Farm NA and WestPark NA General Meeting at Chilton Middle School Multi-Purpose Room Tara Gee of the Roseville Parks and Recreation Department, along with members and developers of the Placer Valley Tourism group, led a 90-minute presentation and Q&A session on the soccer field project to be built in the Fiddyment Fa

There will be an F-50 Park Site follow-up meeting to discuss specific questions and comments regarding baseball fields. Please mark your calendars if you wish to attend. Date: 6/2/2015 Location: Multi-purpose Room, Fiddyment Farm Elementary Address: 4001 Brick Mason Cir, Roseville, CA 95747 Time: 7:00pm Here are some Q&A about the project (submitted by FFNA member Sue Cook to Tara Gee Park Planning & Development Superintendent): • The picnic area does not indicate it has a covered area.

There was a 2nd public workshop for the Planning & Design of the F- 50 Park (near Fiddyment Elementary School) on Thursday January 22nd at 7 pm -- at the Fiddyment Farm Elementary School - Multi-purpose Room. "The City takes pride in being able to work closely with the neighborhoods that will use the parks. The start of the design process begins with a public workshop to introduce the proposed park design and obtain input from residents. After the plan is revised, a second workshop is held t

There will be a public workshop for the planning & Design of the F- 50 Park (near Fiddyment Elementary School) on Tuesday September 30th at 7 pm -- at the Fiddyment Farm Elementary School - Multi-purpose Room. "The City takes pride in being able to work closely with the neighborhoods that will use the parks. The start of the design process begins with a public workshop to introduce the proposed park design and obtain input from residents. After the plan is revised, a second workshop is held

Robert "Bob" Mahan Park's formal dedication is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th at 10:30 am. (aka W-53) The agenda will include comments from the City Council, Project team and Mahan family. About the namesake: Born in 1927, Robert P. "Bob" Mahan is the third son of Maurice Thomas Mahan and Irene Rooney Mahan. In 1950, he married Gloria Zerbe – daughter of Bert and Thelma Tehan Zerbe. In World War II, Bob served aboard the USS Admiral Capps as a member of the United States Coast Guard. Bob start

The city has informed us that the alternative location for the fenced, off-leash dog park is scheduled for the April 18th City Council agenda. The staff report will be posted on the city web site this week. Once it is posted we will make available here also. The dog park is off of West Park Drive South of the water treatment plant and recycling center. See the map below. Alternate Site Location for WRSP Fenced Off-Leash Dog Park.pdf

From the City Parks Department - also see attached map As a follow up to the City Council meeting in December, an alternate site for the dog park (from W-53) has been identified. It is currently private property but is located south of the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Attached is a map showing the location. The Park & Recreation Commission will review the alternate site and accept feedback at the February 6, 2012 meeting. The meeting is located in the Council Chambers at 311 Vernon Street

Join us at the dedication ceremony for Norm Fratis Park, Roseville's 66th park, at 10 a.m. on Sat, Dec. 3. The park is located in west Roseville at 2400 Corin Drive. Map Fratis Park was constructed by Signature Homes on behalf of the City of Roseville. This five acre park contains a covered picnic area, children's play area and separate swing area, multiuse turf area, two half courts for basketball and one sand and grass volleyball court. Norm Fratis Park.pdf A few images from the dedication:

The following is from the City Parks Department... We have received many inquiries regarding the grass at Festersen and Nichols Parks. I wanted to be sure to convey that the grass is not dead, but is in fact, healthy and thriving. The type of grass is Bermuda and it goes dormant (turning brown) in cold weather. When the weather warms up, it will turn green again. This is a typical cycle for this type of grass. There are many benefits in using Bermuda as outlined in the attached. The attachm

This document will be going before the Roseville City Council for final approval on December 7th - at 7 PM (at the City Council Chambers). This was rescheduled from an earlier date. Attached you will find the Park Site W-53 -- WRSP EIR Addendum. This is the park South of Pleasant Grove between the church school property and the homes. This shows the final master plan for the park including specifics of the design and construction. It also reviews any environmental impacts the construction and us

Here is the information we just got from the city: If you did not know - the "real grass" died so all that was there were weeds. They plan to aerate the ground and insert nutrients where they killed the grass (weeds). On Wednesday (April 27) they will plant (not spray) seeds using a machine that cuts small grooves into the ground. They will install orange plastic fence around the newly seeded area and immediately open the remainder of both Parks -- the play structures, picnic area and rest

The revised W-53 master plan is now posted on the city’s web page at: http://roseville.ca....asp#WRSP%20W-53 This will be presented at the May 2, 2011 Parks & Recreation Commission meeting, 7 pm at the City Council Chambers – 311 Vernon Street.

From the City of Roseville: I am writing to inform WFFNA board that the City will be constructing a monitoring well at the Bud Nichols park next week. The monitoring well is for groundwater monitoring and is part of the City's Western Placer County Groundwater Management Plan. The duration of the construction is expected to be about a week. Attached is a door hanger with more information that we have placed on the residents' doors within Woodgate Dr, Allimore Ct, and Roxby Dr. Cathy Le