It was great to be back at our neighborhood pool after three years! Thankful to everyone who came out to Patterson Pool for a fun afternoon celebrating opening day, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department for working on maintenance, and the lifeguards for signing up to watch out for our safety this summer! 💦
Patterson Park News The new grove of trees Friends of Patterson Park planted in March is doing great thanks to the volunteers who have been caring for them weekly. I recently met with new folks from PARD, Austin Parks Foundation, and Treefolks (our partners in the project) and they were all impressed with how the trees have … Continue reading Patterson Park News and Events, August 2018
The summer swim seasonat Patterson Pool was a lot of fun, and we are so grateful the pool opened after only a 2 day delay when a tree fell on the pool's pump the day before it was scheduled to open and damaged it. A HUGE THANKS to the Patterson Piranha Swim Team families, who raised … Continue reading Patterson Piranha Swim Team Raises Funds to Replace Trees
By Jennifer Potter-Miller Originally published in the August 2018 issue of The Flea Friends of Patterson Park (FoPP) received a $50,000 ACL Music Festival Community Grant from the Austin Parks Foundation in June, which will support the construction of new playground equipment and park seating—addressing playground improvements, the number-one goal in our Neighborhood Park Plan. … Continue reading Patterson Park Playground is Expanding
The 2018 summer swim season wraps up on Saturday, August 18, and Friends of Patterson Park is hosting a pool party! Saturday, August 18, 3-5 p.m. End of Summer Pool Party We've loved spending so many summer days hanging out with friends and neighbors at Patterson pool, and want to say goodbye with a splash. … Continue reading End of Summer Pool Party
By Dusty Harshman Another summer brings another joyful gaggle of kids at Patterson pool to participate in the City of Austin's Summer Swim Team season. While Patterson pool is among the smallest in the City of Austin park system, the Patterson Piranhas swim team reached the city's maximum 120 swimmers just days after signup in … Continue reading Patterson Piranha Swim Team Wraps up Season
The Parks and Recreation Department has released the final draft of their Aquatics Master Plan. The Executive Summary is worth reading in full, and this is what the report says about the Patterson Pool (see Appendix E-Improvements by Pool). Patterson Pool Recommendations * If this pool is to continue in operation, a new bathhouse will … Continue reading City of Austin Releases Aquatics Master Plan, Plans for Patterson Pool
The picnic tables and benches purchased this spring with a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation were installed on Wednesday! The Parks and Recreation Dept. crew assembled and installed two tables and four benches, and plans to return next Wednesday to complete the project with two more benches and a trash can. Friends of Patterson … Continue reading New Pool Furnishings Installed and Popsicle Social Planned to Celebrate
Friends of Patterson Park is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Neighborhood Grant from the Austin Parks Foundation to replace the furnishings at the Patterson pool. The grant is for $4,910 to purchase two new picnic tables, six benches and a trash can to replace the existing ones, which are in severe … Continue reading FoPP Receives Austin Parks Foundation Grant to Update Pool Area Benches and Tables
Members in attendance: Priscilla Boston, Schieffer-Willowbrook, Vineland Mark Smolen, Wilshire Wood, Crestwood Mike Sullivan, Cherrywood, Walnut Jim Reed, Cherrywood, Werner Julie Nelson, Wilshire Wood, Crestwood Jennifer Potter-Miller, Cherrywood, Grayson Ryan Osthun, Cherrywood, Hemlock Lisa Fuka, Schieffer-Willowbrook, Cherrywood Rd Amy Bench, Cherrywood Tim Whitehill, Cherryood Allison, Wilshire Wood, Lullwood Visitors present: Michael Berliner, Grow Green Initiative … Continue reading Meeting Notes, June 10, 2016, Friends of Patterson Park
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