Big Lake Community Council Moves Ahead to Develop Jordan Lake Park
Contributed Larry A. McKinstry
The Big Lake Community Council is in the process of raising funds and making plans to develop a 5-acre portion of the 44-acre Jordan Lake Park in central Big Lake. The initial clearing and leveling of the site will begin soon. The Council has reached out to the community hoping to raise the $20,000 needed to cover the cost of this work. So far, $7,800 has been donated. The Council is also seeking grant and MatSu Borough funding to assist in paying to further develop the property. The project must be started now prior to the bird nesting season and the imposition of road weight restrictions in the Spring.
The MatSu Borough will be undertaking a project to divert Spring runoff from Jolly Creek along Hollywood Road beginning this, Summer. 2,000 cubic yards of soil will be moved into Jordan Lake Park if the site can be prepared to receive it prior to the start of the diversion project. The terminus of the Jolly Creek drainage culvert will be at the corner of the Jordan Lake Park site.
The development of Jordan Lake Park to create a green space and center for community activities has been in the planning stages since 2003. The Jolly Creek diversion project has created an opportunity and impetus to move this worthwhile development of the park forward. The Council encourages everyone to support the project and build our park!
You can send a tax-free donation to: Big Lake Community Council, Jordan Lake Park Project, P.O. Box 520931, Big Lake, AK 99652, or drop it off at the Big Lake Post Office. Contact Jim Faiks, Jordan Lake Park Project Committee Chair at (907) 354-8482 for further information.
