Oval Park

06/20/2022

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06/09/2016

RE: North Visalia Neighborhood Advisory Committee meeting:

Tonight's 5:30pm meeting will be at Visalia Rescue Mission's Community Center at 741 N. Santa Fe St. (parking lot on-site)

INFO: For those of you inquiring about getting more involved or lending your voice to the ongoing conversation around North Visalia, please consider attending to take advantage of the Public Comment time.

North Visalia Neighborhood Advisory Committee – serves as a liaison between the City and the North Visalia community. It is a forum for citizen complaints, problems and provides recommendations to the City Council.

03/10/2016

Tomorrow night at 5:30pm in the Oval Office. Come be a part of what happens in the neighborhood.

For those of you inquiring about getting more involved or lending your voice to the ongoing conversation around North Visalia, please consider attending to take advantage of the Public Comment time. North Visalia Neighborhood Advisory Committee – serves as a liaison between the City and the North Vi…

02/25/2016

New fence is going up! Photo credit: North Visalia Neighborhood Advisory Committee member, Bill Huott.

02/04/2016

Join us the second Thursday each month to discuss anything related to North Visalia. NEXT UP: Thursday, Feb. 11th @ 5:30pm in the Oval Office.

For those of you inquiring about getting more involved or lending your voice to the ongoing conversation around North Visalia, please consider attending to take advantage of the Public Comment time. North Visalia Neighborhood Advisory Committee – serves as a liaison between the City and the North Vi…

09/09/2015

Music Director, Bruce Kiesling, of the Tulare County Symphony is a man of many talents. Come see him in action with the rest of the orchestra THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. Tickets:

09/05/2015

ONE WEEK from tonight! Grab dinner from one of the great restaurants in & enjoy an evening under the stars with the Tulare County Symphony. Ticket link in profile.

08/14/2015

Pops in the Park is just FOUR weeks from tonight! Here's a 10-question interview with Maestro, Bruce Kiesling with the Tulare County Symphony and Niccolo Go with Joaquin Around! WATCH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPbnS_6Ru14 • TICKETS: http://bit.ly/pops-tickets

04/29/2015

It's been quite a roller coaster over the past couple years riding the rails of community development. One of the more hilarious points of contention is the name of this Park. YES! It's officially "Lincoln Oval Park" but even Visalia Parks and Recreation changed the sign for one simple reason...MARKETING. Much like Orchard Supply Hardware is now just "OSH", Oval Park is just shorter.

So a couple things:
1. Lincoln Oval Park is not named after a former Visalia pioneer or family from the 19th century who broke its ground. It's named after Abraham Lincoln...the former president...who never visited Visalia.
2. It's not the original name (see "North Park" on this 1895 map).

So...let's move on to what really matters: a safe and vibrant neighborhood!

02/06/2015

PROGRESS: March 2013 vs. October 2014 (Visalia City Managers enjoying lunch). TIMES ARE CHANGING!

01/28/2015

We're not the only ones revitalizing. Great job, Fresno, California!

“The more people are willing to be part of” helping downtown grow, “the better downtown will be." (courtesy of The Fresno Bee)

The Fresno Housing Authority celebrates the grand opening of its CityView housing development in downtown .

01/22/2015

GREAT read: "You don’t have to look very far these days to see that we are in the midst of an urban park renaissance. Examples from all over the country are proving that parks can raise city profiles, stimulate development, increase property values, attract tourists and, most importantly, improve the quality of life for urban dwellers." FULL ARTICLE here: http://www.planetizen.com/node/73355