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February 13, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Richmond, VA – February 13, 2008 –Timmons Group, an ENR 500 Design Firm and a leader in civil engineering consulting services, recently announced that it has been chosen by the City of Charlottesville to provide engineering and landscape architecture services for Forest Hills Park, a seven-acre recreational area serving the Fifeville neighborhood.
Located on Forest Hills Avenue, the park currently features basketball courts, picnic facilities, playgrounds, trails and a wading pool. Through the City’s Capital Improvement Program, the Parks and Recreation Department began a Master Planning process in 2005 to better meet the community’s needs and desires for the park which is expected to break ground on renovations in the spring.
“Being both residents and business owners in the City of Charlottesville, we understand the value that the City’s neighborhood parks bring to its citizens and are very pleased to have been selected to work on this local revitalization project,” said Principal In Charge Sam Saunders, PE, LEED®. “We see Forest Hills Park as vital resource for the neighborhood and look forward to further creating a unique space suitable for both active and passive recreation.”
About Timmons Group
Timmons Group is an ENR 500 multi-disciplined professional services firm and a leading provider of civil engineering, site development, transportation engineering and highway design, water and wastewater facilities design, geographic information systems, new urban and traditional neighborhood design, stormwater management, geotechnical assessments and materials testing, environmental services, construction administration, land and community planning, landscape architecture, LEED® and sustainable design, urban planning, surveying and GPS machine control to both public and private clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The firm employs more than 350 people and has corporate headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, and regional offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia; Charlottesville, Virginia; Prince George, Virginia; Ashburn, Virginia; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Media contact:
Tim Asimos, Marketing Manager
Timmons Group
804.200.6375
tim.asimos@timmons.com |
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