Parque del Pueblo, a small neighborhood park in the Salton Sea community of North Shore, now has lights for families to use the park at night.
The lights were installed this week by the Desert Recreation District, which received funding from Supervisor V. Manuel Perez for the upgrade to promote health and recreation in the community.
“Adding lighting to North Shore’s Parque del Pueblo will help expand the use of this local park,” said Supervisor Perez. “When it cools off at night, families can take their little ones to the playgrounds and enjoy their park space. Thank you to the Desert Recreation District Public Works/Maintenance crew for implementing this project. This is a small project that will bring great benefit and enhancement for the community.”
North Shore Parque del Pueblo is managed by the Desert Recreation District and is located at 70‑516 Miramar, North Shore.
Parque del Pueblo is North Shore’s first park and was built by local community volunteers over 15 years ago. The park was not equipped with lights. Now it has solar LED lights that come on automatically moments after sunset. The light poles are sturdy, wind-resistant, and resilient.
The City of Coachella was a model for the project. About four years ago, the city put in solar light fixtures at a retention basin. What started as a test project was expanded throughout the city, creating more usable space for residents to go out and get exercise.
Supervisor Perez shared the concept with the Desert Recreation District which manages several parks in the unincorporated communities of the Fourth District. Supervisor Perez then allocated $100,000 from his Fourth District funding for the Unincorporated Communities Initiative to bring lights to two parks: Parque del Pueblo in North Shore and Indio Hills Community Park. The Indio Hills park is expected to have lighting installed by early August.
North Shore’s other park, the new North Shore Community Park, was built with outdoor lighting. The five-acre park is located at 99‑480 Avenue 70 in North Shore and is also managed by the Desert Recreation District.
Supervisor V. Manuel Perez represents the Fourth Supervisorial District on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The largest district in the county by geography, covers eastern Riverside County from Whitewater stretching across Coachella Valley south to Salton Sea up Highway 74 to Idyllwild and mountain communities heading east of Coachella Valley to Blythe and Colorado River.
Supervisor Perez’s office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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