List of Good News from our Partners in Fair Park

From Joe Busby, president of the Fair Park Residents Association. The FPRA covers a vast area east of UALR. They are active partners, along with Broadmoor, in all the great efforts going on in the University District:

I wanted to share and remind everyone of the good things that are developing in our neighborhood and area.

Police Sub-Station--Demolition has begun to remove the existing building to make way for the new Police Sub-Station at 12th St. and Pine St.

Coleman Creek Greenway--Partners met to move forward with the plans for the restoration of Coleman Creek. The plans include a bike trail/walking path alongside the creek which will extend from War Memorial Park to the Fourche Creek.

Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grant -- U.S. Education Department announced that the University District Educational Network has been awarded a $430,000 grant to build our own Promise Neighborhood, a pipeline of social, educational, and health supports that enable all children to learn, grow, and succeed from birth through college.

Central Arkansas Technology Park -- The city signed a memorandum of understanding that will create in partnership with UALR and UAMS a technology park. The consultant study identified three possible locations; all are in the FPRA neighborhood.

All of this was announced this week and it is only Wednesday! Now add it to the; University District, the 12th St. Corridor project, the commercial development at I-630 and Fair Park Blvd., all of St. Marks wonderful new construction, the makeover of War Memorial Park, the new Children’s Library on Jonesboro St. being built, the Target Super Store opening in Oct., the new dorms being built at UALR, the Black Community Developers Empowerment Zone beginning their construction and the first home being ready for sale by the University District Development Corp.

What other neighborhood in the city has this much going for it?

Share with you family, neighbors, friends and co-workers what a great neighborhood that you live in !!!

Working for a better neighborhood,
Joe Busby