The City of Los Alamitos celebrated a long-term project that won’t be easily noticeable, but is certainly an obvious improvement.
The official opening of Coyote Creek Park took place on Thursday, with local and area dignitaries on hand to cut the ribbon and stroll the city’s new passive park. Coyote Creek Park was funded with grant money from the Rivers and Mountains Conservatory and is in place of a former dead strip of land along the river, behind Oak Middle School.
The cost was near $1.8 million.
The approximate 4-acre park offers a walking trail, benches and informational signage, but maintains the natural ecosystem and uses native plants to help beautify the river corridor.
The project broke ground in October of 2012. Installation of the park was complicated by the fact that the strip of land included usage by Southern California Edison and other county agencies.