A Proven Partnership Model
Friends of Huntridge Park has been created as a community led organization that will collaborate and work directly with the City of Las Vegas through a public-private partnership to support the re-opening, ongoing maintenance and programming for Huntridge Park.
Real Professional Expertise
Partnership In Progress
We have been in contact with UNLV so that students can help contribute professional design expertise to this project. The university's Landscape Architecture Program emphasizes "community-based shared learning" and designing landscapes that respond to the unique needs of arid environments, regional ecologies, and global needs."
Students will work alongside community members through service-learning projects and design charrettes, addressing "human and community needs" through structured educational experiences. The partnership provides access to the university's digital fabrication lab, research databases, and technical equipment.
This partnership provides the equivalent of professional design services while ensuring the designs serve the people who will use the space daily.
We are in the process of formalizing the Public-Private-Partnership (P3) with the City of Las Vegas so that we can begin working with UNLV Faculty and Students.
The Financial Reality
The Friends of Huntridge Park have created a solution that addresses the real costs and issues the city has been facing with this park.
The Proposal
We are in the process of confirming costs for Huntridge Park to relocate those funds so that Friends of Huntridge Park Organization can manage the operations and program the park appropriately. Making better use of the funds.
The Additional Investment
To be determined based on the design for the reconstruction of the park, will come from private donors, foundation grants, corporate sponsors, and community fundraising. This will represent significant private investment, leveraging the city's existing park allocation to create a valuable community asset.
Addressing Safety Concerns
Safety concerns about the park are legitimate and will be addressed through proven strategies. The approach is based on documented success: the most effective security is an active, engaged community. When people regularly use a space for positive activities—children playing, families gathering, neighbors exercising—that consistent activity creates natural safety.
We will be engaging the community and collaborating with the City of Las Vegas and other agencies to help come up with solutions to safely reopen the park.