We are one step closer to opening Cliffview Lake Park for families and neighbors to enjoy! While the beautification project is in the works, an aquatic expert has already gone out to see what kind of fish people can find in the lake.  

“We also get to see all of the different size ranges of the fish,” said Michael Clark with Aquatic Escapes. “Anywhere from the reproduction that has taken place in the last few months, up to fish that may be 4 to 5 years old. 

They were also looking for a predator to prey ratio.

“We didn’t really know what we were getting into, but that’s why we’re here,” said Clark. “So we can find out what we actually have to work with going forward and the best management practices to improve it for anybody that’s going to be using the park.” 

In January, our Public Works Department removed a house and surrounding structures around the Lake as the first step in the overall project. The idea is to make the area a park where people can walk, run, bike, fish, and make memories with their loved ones.  

“Improving recreation was one of the areas thousands of people asked me to focus on, and I know this neighborhood has long been promised this beautiful – but hard to access – area get much-needed improvements,” said Mayor Lester Miller.   

In 2022, Commissioners approved purchasing the property and then funding the Cliffview Lake Park project. Hear more about the area in What’s Happening: District 2 here.