More parking at the park: Heavy use prompts Centennial to add spaces

Heavy use of the new Centennial Center Park has prompted city officials to add an additional 200 parking spaces in time for the Celebrate Centennial Under the Stars event on Aug. 11. The temporary lot to be built with recycled asphalt millings will be covered next year with a permanent lot if City Council approves it. File photo

By Peter Jones

The city of Centennial had planned Centennial Center Park for years, down to the last swing set and picnic table, but no one, neither city officials nor engineers, had anticipated the overwhelming popularity of the new facility.

Continued heavy use of the $5.8 million park adjacent to the Centennial Civic Center on Arapahoe Road has prompted the city to