{"id":3173,"date":"2021-07-06T19:54:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2021-10-29T19:25:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:25:52","slug":"nature-next-door-this-altoona-neighborhood-is-home-to-a-brand-new-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/nature-next-door-this-altoona-neighborhood-is-home-to-a-brand-new-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature next door: This Altoona neighborhood is home to a brand-new park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents of an Altoona neighborhood are saying \u2018hello\u2019 to a new next-door neighbor: an expansive, beautiful park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drhorton.com\/iowa\/des-moines\/altoona\/spring-creek-ridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Creek Ridge<\/a><\/strong> is a single-family subdivision located at the heart of Altoona. A growing community of about 19,000 residents just minutes east of downtown Des Moines, Altoona offers a high quality-of-life with amenities for every lifestyle\u2014from an indoor-outdoor shopping center and a casino\/hotel\/racetrack to a famous amusement park and an incredible trail system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And soon, residents of Spring Creek Ridge have a new amenity within walking distance of their homes: Burget Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Named after longtime Altoona mayor Timothy Burget, the park consists of 76 acres of open space with two large ponds and will feature 2.5 miles of trails. It\u2019s the perfect place for a future lunchtime walk, a Sunday picnic, or a weekend of watersports like kayaking, canoeing, paddle-boating and fishing. When completed, the park will also feature an events center for outdoor concerts, community festivals and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls loop src=\"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AltoonaNow-Spring-Creek-Ridge-Burget-Park-Revised-062821.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested in life in Altoona?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Altoona is a growing community with excellent job opportunities, beautiful neighborhoods and great amenities like Burget Park. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/quality-of-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn why other families are joining the Altoona movement.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of an Altoona neighborhood are saying \u2018hello\u2019 to a new next-door neighbor: an expansive, beautiful park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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