Summerlin park cleanup scheduled

Summerlin residents are invited to join a special cleanup event Saturday, April 17, at The Pueblo Park.

It is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Refreshments will be provided.

The event was organized by Las Vegas City Councilman Larry Brown in conjunction with The Summerlin Council to mark the day the association assumes ownership of the park from the city.

Randy Ecklund, executive director of the community's council, said the effort to transfer ownership of the park, which features desert landscaping, was spearheaded by community residents.

"The city of Las Vegas (Leisure Services) department is used to maintaining programmed parks with ball fields, playgrounds and basketball courts. The Pueblo Park's unique design and desert landscape orientation was difficult for our crews to properly maintain," Brown said. "In working with area residents, we determined the park would be best maintained and owned by The Summerlin Council."

The council is a nonprofit affiliate of Summerlin Community Association, which owns and maintains common areas and amenities within the master-planned community.

Designed and built in the early 1990s in a natural arroyo, the park serves as a model of preservation, Ecklund said.

"This nearly 62-acre linear park runs the length of the entire Pueblo village and is nestled within natural and enhanced desert topography. Today, it stands as a testament to the beauty, diversity and color of desert landscaping, particularly as the landscaping has grown and matured. As a result, The Pueblo Park is much beloved and revered by residents," he said.

In 1993, The Howard Hughes Corp., developer of the community, deeded the completed park to the city. It is one of more than 100 parks within Summerlin, and among its 19 major recreational facilities.

Located in the western valley, the master-planned community is under development as a series of villages. It is home to golf courses, trails, schools, houses of worship, retail and business centers, medical facilities and cultural facilities.

Nearly 120 models represent the available single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums. Homes are priced from the high $200,000s to more than $700,000. Custom-home sites are priced from the $400,000s to more than $1 million. Apartments offer monthly rents starting from the low $800s.

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