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I grew up in many places around the country.  Many cities and towns.  The desert in Arizona, the beaches in California and Hawaii and the chilly climes of Connecticut to name a few.

Moving around, there seemed to always be community pools...

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It’s a wrap! Yesterday, at the final Veteran Memorial Park skatepark design meeting, attendees settled on a design for the new park. It features a mix of street skating elements, bowls and a vert ramp.  

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Sometimes it takes an intervention to put Mother Nature back on her feet again.   This month, after nearly a year of work, Neabsco Cr...

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Also on the agenda for 2010 are several new trail constructions. The Park Authority works in conjunction with local non-profit Prince William Tra...

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Park Chatter is ringing in the New Year with an overview of upcoming projects for 2010. This year will bring a lot of infrastructure changes around the Park Authority. Although many of our biggest projects may not produce visible changes to the parks, pools and recreation centers near to you, they will keep the properties functioning well for years to come.

Included on this list are projects confirmed for 2010. However, new developments are likely to spring up in the coming 12 months. Here’s a current overview:

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  More than 40 skate enthusiasts came out to Veterans Memorial Park on Tuesday for the second meeting in a series determining a design for Vets’...

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Thanks for all your comments concerning the master planning of the Rollins Ford (WIITA Tract) park site.  All comments have been forwar...

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The reservoir may be icy and there’s snow on the golf course, but Lake Ridge Park has plenty happening this winter. This winter, the park is offering a variety of courses aimed at getting local residents to appreciate nature in the off season.

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It's been two weeks since the meeting about Veterans Memorial Park's skatepark, and design contractor American Ramp Company has made some preliminary decisions about the park’s breakdown.

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The Homeschool Theater Troupe is putting on the English classic story collection The Canterbury Tales this weekend at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Auditorium. The troupe is a group of homeschoolers ages 10 to 17 who practice at Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center.

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Veterans Memorial Park kicked off its renovation of the skatepark with a lively initial meeting last night. About 50 skaters, and parents, came out and shared their ideas for the future of the park.

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Prince William County is taking a different kind of approach to developing new biking, hiking and equestrian trails in the county.  Instead of telling residents which projects are important, the Board of County Supervisors and Park Authority created a way for citizens advise them.

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This fall, construction workers are finishing a long-awaited project behind Hellwig Administration building. The Park Authority is building baseball fields to serve as the new home of Coles Little League. The fields, which have been under construction since March, will replace those at the Landfill. A $4.5 million bond is paying for the fields, lighting, sodding, parking and a league building.

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The Park Authority will hold the first in a series of community meetings on the redesigning of the Skate Park at Veterans Memorial Park in Woodbridge. The initial meeting will be November 12th from 7pm to 9pm at Veterans Park Community Center.

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