The fence that currently surrounds the soon-to-be-open Ballard Corners Park is scheduled to come down tomorrow, Saturday, May 2, according to cho-chair of the Friends of Ballard Corners Park group, David Folweiler.

Tomorrow will be an informal opening of the new public park, Folweiler said in an email to park supporters.

Also this weekend, park organizers are holding a weeding and trash pick-up party Sunday, May 3, starting at 10 a.m.  Participants are asked to bring gloves, weeding tools, and buckets/containers for collecting weeds and trash.   

Park supporters were asked to vote on several options for the "corner store" element of the park last month (Information can be found here).

Folweiler said, "a majority of voters liked the scaled down version of the corner store and several people expressed a strong interest in the inclusion of historical photos and information."

The project architect, John Barker, is putting together a sketch to simulate the corner store from a similar perspective (or several perspectives) that can be compared to this concept.  

The parks' steering committee has decided to postpone the grand opening celebration until the corner store is finished, said Folweiler.   

Park organizers are still looking for financial support. Go here.