Carson Park Project
In 2015, in addition to hosting the annual Rhododendron Parade, Old Town Rotary held its first Festival in the Park which was held directly after the Parade. The event provided a family-centric event for the community to attend after the parade and included family games, jump houses, and lots of food. The proceeds from the Parade and the Festival were donated to the Sequoia Park Bathroom project.
The Festival however identified that Carson Park was in dire need of help. Topping the list was the fact that the park no longer had functioning, let alone ADA-accessible restrooms. The remainder of the facility was well-worn and in need of rehabilitation and upgrades, so it was at this point that Old Town Rotary jumped into action.
While the primary improvement that Old Town Rotary identified was to develop a restroom facility, a number of other less expensive improvement projects were identified and have been accomplished by Old Town Rotary, with assistance from Southwest Rotary and Rotary District 5130 include:
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Resurfacing of the Basketball Court
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Portable Soccer Goals purchased
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Resurfacing and clean-up on the picnic tables
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New Entrance Gates
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Installation of a new Hydration Station
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Additional concrete picnic tables (Spring 2022)
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Concrete Corn Hole games-2 (Spring 2022)
Construction of the new ADA Restrooms began in the fall of 2022. The College of the Redwoods Building Technology Program is providing the labor to build and wire the building at "no cost" to the community due to a majority of the building materials are being provided by "Community Partners".
On June 29, 2023, the restrooms were completed and presented to the City and it's citizens and visitors.
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