Elk Grove Citizen : Feature Story

Elk Grove Citizen : Feature Story:

"For nearly a decade, Franklin High School neighbored a 46-acre, vacant lot full of nothing but grass, dirt, and jackrabbits. Artificial turf will cover much of that land when the long-awaited Hal Bartholomew Sports Park opens by this summer after nearly two years of construction.�

The Cosumnes Community Services District (CSD) also plans to open two other parks in Elk Grove this year, expanding their numbers of parks in the city to nearly 85.

Bartholomew Sports Park

Former CSD director and park namesake Hal Bartholomew joked during the park’s Sept. 17, 2008 groundbreaking ceremony that he worried the project would be a “memorial park” for him. He referred to the many years the $18.6 million park remained in the works."