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Quest Theatre celebrating its 20th Anniversay is helping to sponsor this event along with the City of Calgary Recreation and the Elbow Park Residents' Association.

We all agree that we live in an attractive neighbourhood but after 75 years it deserves some care and attention.

We have planned a renovation throughout our community that is comprised of a series of beautification and enhancement projects. Some of these projects have been in the works for some time but we are hoping to see them realized with the next two years as part of the celebration of our 75th!

1. Elbow Drive Streetscape Enhancements
   • Details: Safer crossings, wider pathway, new park, new trees, new streetlamps and bollards
   • Status: Basic street enhancements paid by City. Half of period streetlamps installed through community fundraising. Requires more fundraising to finish community portion.
   • Implementation: Completion in spring 2004.
   • Contacts: David Mackie 287-9989, Barbara Mathies 243-2122, Willa Duclos 243-9741
2. Sifton Boulevard Enhancements
   • Details: Safer crossings, T-intersections at Elbow and 14th St., new bike pathway, new sidewalk at Elbow Park School, new trees and landscaping, new bollards
   • Status: Design complete with City approval. Elbow/Sifton intersection installed summer 2003. Optional beautification requires fundraising.
   • Implementation: Completion summer 2004, Optional beautification summer 2004/5.
   • Contacts: David Mackie 287-9989
3. Inner Community Traffic Calming Plan
   • Details: Speed humps, curb extensions at schools and on 30 Ave at 6 St and 7 St, new bollards, traffic circles, landscaping on traffic cirlces
   • Status: Stage 1 of 3 completed Fall 2003. Basic street enhancements paid by City. Option beautification requires fundraising.
   • Implementation: Stage 2 planned for summer 2004.
   • Contacts: Belinda McDowell 287-7630
4. Elbow Park School Ehancement
   • Details: New playground, new landscaping, better parking arrangement
   • Status: Design complete with City approval. Basic street enhancements paid by City. Option beautification requires fundraising.
   • Implementation: 3 Stages. First Stage in summer 2003, Bollards in 2004.
   • Contacts: Diane Poole 243-4485
5. New Park at 38 Ave/39 Ave Right of Way
   • Details: Pathway, landscaping, benches
   • Status: Design complete waiting for City approval
   • Implementation: Summer 2004
   • Contacts: Nancy Larsen 243-1748
6. 30 Ave Bike Pathway
   • Details: Pathway along west side of 30 Ave. Concurrent with storm sewer upgrade
   • Status: Design complete. City financing in place
   • Implementation: Summer 2004
   • Contacts: Barbara Mathies 243-2133
7. Bench replacement along #13 Bus route
   • Details: Replace standard benches with more visually appealing ones
   • Status: Fundraising required
   • Implementation: Summer 2004
   • Contacts: Barbara Mathies 243-2133
8. Tree Planting Throughout Elbow Park
   • Details: Replace standard benches with more visually appealing ones
   • Fundraising required
   • Implementation: Summer 2004
   • Contacts: Barbara Mathies 243-2133
9. Dedication of Parklands
   • Details: Road right-of-ways, natural lands, East Elbow Park playground will be protected
   • Status: Waiting for final approval from City
   • Implementation: Elbow Park 2003, East Elbow Park 2004
   • Contacts: Barbara Mathies 243-2133
10. Sculpture Park Project
    • Details: Public Sculpture, details to be determinded
    • Status: Fundraising required
    • Implementation: 2004
    • Contacts: Leanne Springer Touche 243-0438
11. Conservation Corridor
    • Details: Replace standard benches with more visually appealing ones
    • Status: Fundraising required
    • Implementation: Summer 2004/5
    • Contacts: Barbara Mathies 243-2133

Donations to Elbow Park Beautification are tax deductible

The Parks Foundation has offered to act as our agent to handle donations in a trust fund.

Donations can be directed to specific projects and elements of a project, for example to a bench, street lamp, trees etc. All donations are tax deductible and donors will receive a tax receipt from the Parks Foundation.

All enhancements that are the community's responsibility to fund will be staged according to the funds received.

The first project to proceed is the Elbow Drive Streetscape Plan. In order to start construction on this project, in particular, to provide the infrasructure for new street lamps the Community needs to provide a guarantee of financial backing to the City. This will be done through a local improvement levy on property taxes in Elbow Park. The City has agreed that this levy will be delayed from being applied to taxes by 2 or 3 years. Residents will not see any levy on their taxes as we expect fundraising to offset the levy prior to its application to taxes. In the event that fundraising is not sufficient additional enhancements will be eliminiated.

Donations have already been received

Designs are in place, the Parks Foundation is ready to issue receipts, a fundraising group is now getting organized, and money has already been donated.

What a better way to put beauty back into the community. Honour a family member, leave long lasting legacy by donating.

Detailed information will be delivered to your home within the next month. In the meantime if you have any questions or are interested in participating please call Barbara Mathies at 243-2133.

Of course keep checking back to elbowpark.com for updates.