Centennial park gets upgrades thanks to grant
Kids and adults alike are having a whole lot of fun thanks to
$327,500 in recent improvements to Puma Park at 7900 S. Ogden Way
in Centennial.
The renovations include new backstops serving two ballfields
with team benches and a set of bleachers for spectators to watch a
game. Families can beat the heat, rain and snow under a new steel
shelter with four picnic tables. Additions include two new
Americans with Disabilities Act accessible drinking fountains with
dog bowls and a new water-efficient sprinkler irrigation system
that’s keeping the grass in great shape for sport practice and
games.
Trail users can breeze by on a new concrete trail, including
widened portions of the Lee Gulch Trail, which makes it easier and
safer for hikers, joggers and bicyclists to use.
This is one of 74 park, trail and open space projects that have
received Arapahoe County Open Space grant funding since 2004. The
competitive grant program has invested more than $13 million into
community projects that has been leveraged by more than $27 million
in matching funds contributed by grant recipients.
