Fall 2025 Activity Guide

Park Updates & Capital Improvement Projects

Shaping the Future of Fancyburg Park

UPDATED CONCEPT: JUNE 2025

UA Parks & Rec is nearing the end of the master planning process for Fancyburg Park, one of the community’s most cherished outdoor spaces. The initiative is being undertaken with support from EDGE, a Columbus-based landscape architecture and urban design firm. The process was guided by the 2018 Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan with the goal to ensure Fancyburg Park continues to serve the diverse needs of residents for generations to come. At the core of this planning process was meaningful community involvement, structured through a two phase engagement strategy designed to make residents’ voices central to the final plan. Phase I: Gathering Ideas and Insights Launched in Fall 2024, the first phase of community outreach drew valuable input from more than 900 residents who shared how they currently use the park and what improvements they’d like to see. Using these results, EDGE developed initial conceptual designs that enhanced the park’s versatility and community appeal, while preserving its natural beauty and charm. Phase II: Refining the Vision Phase II, which wrapped up this summer, builds on those early concepts. A second round of surveys and

engagement activities generated over 600 responses, offering deeper insights into residents’ preferences and helping to further shape the draft master plan. The Plan The concept focuses on enhancing and replacing many existing park features, while expanding the natural feel of the park with meadow plantings and naturalized areas. One of the biggest changes proposed in the master plan is the inclusion of a new four-season shelter, a place to recognize Carlise Handley, that could be sized to serve as a new day camp location. The plan also proposes relocating the maintenance yard to the corner of the park to open up more space within the central area. What’s Next This Fall, City Council reviews the final version of the Fancyburg Park Master Plan. Thereafter, the project transitions to detailed design, with construction of the maintenance facility scheduled to occur in 2026, and the balance of the work scheduled for 2027 and 2028. For full details on the Fancyburg Park Master Plan and next steps, visit the Parks & Recreation Department’s section of the City’s website, at upperarlingtonoh.gov .

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