City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
The dream of a new park in a much needed area in Santa Ana is now a reality. The public is invited to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Pacific Electric Park located on the corner of Orange and McFadden Ave. The ceremony will take place Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the new park. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
The dream of a new park in our city will soon become a reality. The public is invited to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Pacific Electric Park located on the corner of S. Orange Ave. and E. McFadden Ave. The ceremony will take place Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the park site.
This new park project was made possible thanks to the efforts of the Pacific Electric Park Project Collaborative (PEPPC), a resident driven park initiative that formed in December 2009. The PEPPC is focused on a proactive plan addressing health issues in our community, educating and creating awareness of the consequences of obesity and other serious diseases like diabetes. The collaborative is made up of residents from Wilshire Square, Madison Park, Eastside and Heninger Park neighborhoods, as well as nonprofit organizations, schools and local churches. The collaborative has been working on the development of the Pacific Electric Park (PEP) in an effort to provide a green recreational area for children, seniors and our families in this park poor area of our community. Continue reading
The City of Santa Ana has partnered with a community coalition to make a dream come true for the residents that live around McFadden and Orange. Residents from Eastside, Madison Park, Wilshire and members of the Saint Anne’s Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) Committee are working to build a new park on a 1.4 acre open space site owned by the City and immediately next to the beautiful Pacific Electric Bike Trail.
The coalition has named this potential park site, to honor the history of the area, the Pacific Electric Park site. Other organizations involved in the planning of this effort are the Grain Project, Taller San Jose, Casa Guanajato, and the University of California, Irvine’s Community Outreach Partnership Center.
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