LAKEPORT, Calif. — The city of Lakeport is planning a fall celebration for the opening of its new lakeside park.

The park’s grand opening will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at 800 N. Main St.

While the park has been referred to as “Lakefront Park,” its official new name will be announced at the event.

The festivities also will include a ribbon cutting, a land acknowledgment, performances by the Clear Lake High School Band, a slideshow, DJ, refreshments, food trucks and more.

The new park’s development and the land purchase from the Lakeport Unified School District were funded by a $5.9 million California Department of Parks and Recreation grant the city received in February 2020.

The 6.9-acre park previously was the location of the Natural High School alternative school. Earlier this summer, the last school building on the site was demolished.

Crews are now in the final stretch of finishing work on the park, work which was hampered earlier this year by heavy rain and even snow.

In August, Lakeport Public Works Director Ron Ladd told the Lakeport City Council that inclement weather and higher-than-anticipated lake levels had delayed the park’s completion, originally set for May 25.

The park will feature amenities including a promenade, pavilion, splash pad, skate park, basketball courts, ninja gym and concession stand.

This week, crews were working on amenities including the basketball courts.

Ladd said last month that the final aspects of the work to be done on the park include turf placement and parking lot configuration.

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