Community News

By Randy Ecklund

For those of you prone to exploring the many new neighborhoods coming out of the ground within Summerlin, it should also be noted that a few new parks and open spaces are arriving as well. When you get a chance to wander, three such new areas come to mind which are west of I-215 and north of Far Hills. They are Ridge Pine Park, just north of Far Hills Avenue on Ridge Pine Street; Redpoint Arroyo Park Phase I, just west of the Las Vegas Metro Summerlin Area Command on Redpoint Drive; and Explorer Park, at the corner of Desert Foothills Drive and Red Pass Drive. These neighbor-hood amenities in Summerlin’s newest villages will soon be joined by Phases II and III of Redpoint’s Arroyo Park currently under construction, and the soon to be started Grand Park slated to begin construction later this year. When you get a chance, you owe it to yourself to visit and take a walk in these welcoming areas to explore, enjoy and refresh yourself.

And while you are out, please be reminded that our Summerlin Council parks and open spaces often are not on the same watering schedules as your respective homes. While watering “windows” continue to shrink for all of us this time of year, it is important to note that park open space maintenance and management is impacted by a variety of factors including major mow days, league sports activity programming, routine workarounds for resident reservations, respect for high levels of passive play, and special maintenance projects with special watering needs.

That said, rest assured that our park management team and landscape maintenance subcontractors work closely with LVVWD representatives to adhere to special community use recreational turf area (CURTA) watering guidelines.

As always, thank you for your understanding and patience, and all that you do to make Summerlin a great place for all of us to call home. Stay safe and well! See you at the Parade! GNMAWYA