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Judith Isroff Park
Dedicated |
| (09/15/08) - A new city park will be
dedicated on Friday, September 19, 2008 on the triangular shaped parcel of land located
where White Pond Drive and West Market Street intersect. If you were expecting another
Flowerscape from Keep Akron Beautiful you might be pleasantly surprised by the undulating
mounds, pathways and low stacked stone walls that traverse the park, not defined by
blooming annuals. The over 58 new
trees are all part of a serene, simple and sophisticated landscape design created by
landscape architect, John Vittum. The landscape plan was executed by contractors,
Vizmeg Landscape, Inc., and Diamond Blade Landscaping, with the support of the
Engineering Department of the City of Akron.  The nineteen person Task Force that came together as
friends, peers and colleagues of Judith Bear Isroff have been working for over 2
years to develop a memorial project that would merge the community volunteer’s love
of modern art and public beautification. The group’s vision for a simple memorial
park features a dramatic appearance, especially at night, due to dramatic up-lighting on
the stone walls and trees. Judy’s friends wanted a park that looked good through all
the changing seasons. FirstEnergy donated the dirt to create the parks’ new
topography from their headquarters project being completed down the road on White Pond
Drive. Naragon Irrigation provided the installation of the sprinkling system
in-kind to keep the rolling lawn green.
Members of the Isroff family will join Mayor Don Plusquellic, his cabinet, park donors
and the Isroff Park Task Force to dedicate the park which features black metal benches, a
stone patio and receptacles for trash and recyclables. Donations for the Judith Bear
Isroff Park endowment fund are still being accepted from the public through the Akron
Community Foundation for the on-going maintenance of the public park. Task Force
members include: Jody Bacon-Myrna Berzon-Francis Buchholzer-Paula Davis-Susan
Gippin-Patty Graves-Bill Hahn-Jon Malish-Christine Jonke-Polly S. Kaczmarek-Mitchell
Kahan-Sue Kruder-Frank LaRose-Bette Leff-Karen Nackes-Jane Rogers-Arlene Rossen-Sandra
Smith-John Vittum.
To make a donation to the Judy Isroff Park endowment fund for the park maintenance,
mail your donation to:
The Akron Community Foundation
Judith Bear Isroff Park Fund
345 West Cedar Street
Akron, OH 44307-2407
Keep Akron Beautiful Mission:
Improving Akron’s quality of life through
beautification and responsible environmental management.
Keep Akron Beautiful Vision:
A litter-free Akron where all citizens and businesses take
pride and responsibility for the cleanliness and beautification of their environment.
Contact:
Paula Davis, President & CEO
Keep Akron Beautiful
330-375-2116, davispa@ci.akron.oh.us
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