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ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY CONSERVANCY TO MAINTAIN ARMENIAN HERITAGE PARK
Boston Globe
June 10 2013
By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent
The Armenian Heritage Foundation has selected the Rose Fitzgerald
Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to maintain the Armenian Heritage Park
on the Greenway under a new three-year contract, the conservancy
announced Monday.
Opened in May 2012, the park sits between Faneuil Hall Marketplace and
Christopher Columbus Park and is intended to celebrate the immigrants
who have made Massachusetts their home and contributed to American
society and culture.
It features a circular labyrinth walking path of granite set into
grass, meant to symbolize life's journey, and an abstract sculpture
consisting of a split 12-sided shape atop a reflecting pool, meant
to symbolize the immigrant experience.
James Kalustian, president of the Armenian Heritage Foundation,
said in a statement released by the conservancy that he believed the
conservancy would be a appropriate steward for the park's maintenance.
"Since our community first conceived of Armenian Heritage Park as
our gift to the Commonwealth and the city, we have been focused on
providing an engaging experience and green open park space of the
highest quality," Kalustian said.
"Having seen what an excellent job the conservancy has done in
maintaining those same standards of excellence on the Greenway,
we are confident that the conservancy will be the ideal maintenance
partner for us," he said.
Last year the conservancy lost out in a bid to maintain the park,
Commonwealth Magazine reported. The new three-year contract between
the organizations will begin July 1.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino recently presented the conservancy with
a Greenovate Boston Business Award in recognition of its efforts
in sustainably maintaining the Greenway. The conservancy says the
Greenway is the only organically maintained public park in Boston
and among only a few across the country.
Jesse Brackenbury, chief operating officer of the conservancy,
said the labyrinth and sculpture have been popular additions to the
Greenway since the Armenian Heritage Park opened in May 2012.
"We are looking forward to putting our best maintenance practices to
work in the park so that people who come from near and far continue
to enjoy the experience," Brackenbury said in the statement.
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey offered
congratulations to the conservancy.
"The conservancy has a demonstrated record of success in maintaining
open space for all of the city's residents and visitors to enjoy, and
I have no doubt they will do the same with this important tribute,"
Davey said in the statement.
For more information on the Greenway, visit
www.rosekennedygreenway.org.
For more information on the Armenian Heritage Park, visit
www.armenianheritagepark.org.
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/downtown/2013/06/rose_kennedy_greenway_conserva.html
Boston Globe
June 10 2013
By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent
The Armenian Heritage Foundation has selected the Rose Fitzgerald
Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to maintain the Armenian Heritage Park
on the Greenway under a new three-year contract, the conservancy
announced Monday.
Opened in May 2012, the park sits between Faneuil Hall Marketplace and
Christopher Columbus Park and is intended to celebrate the immigrants
who have made Massachusetts their home and contributed to American
society and culture.
It features a circular labyrinth walking path of granite set into
grass, meant to symbolize life's journey, and an abstract sculpture
consisting of a split 12-sided shape atop a reflecting pool, meant
to symbolize the immigrant experience.
James Kalustian, president of the Armenian Heritage Foundation,
said in a statement released by the conservancy that he believed the
conservancy would be a appropriate steward for the park's maintenance.
"Since our community first conceived of Armenian Heritage Park as
our gift to the Commonwealth and the city, we have been focused on
providing an engaging experience and green open park space of the
highest quality," Kalustian said.
"Having seen what an excellent job the conservancy has done in
maintaining those same standards of excellence on the Greenway,
we are confident that the conservancy will be the ideal maintenance
partner for us," he said.
Last year the conservancy lost out in a bid to maintain the park,
Commonwealth Magazine reported. The new three-year contract between
the organizations will begin July 1.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino recently presented the conservancy with
a Greenovate Boston Business Award in recognition of its efforts
in sustainably maintaining the Greenway. The conservancy says the
Greenway is the only organically maintained public park in Boston
and among only a few across the country.
Jesse Brackenbury, chief operating officer of the conservancy,
said the labyrinth and sculpture have been popular additions to the
Greenway since the Armenian Heritage Park opened in May 2012.
"We are looking forward to putting our best maintenance practices to
work in the park so that people who come from near and far continue
to enjoy the experience," Brackenbury said in the statement.
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey offered
congratulations to the conservancy.
"The conservancy has a demonstrated record of success in maintaining
open space for all of the city's residents and visitors to enjoy, and
I have no doubt they will do the same with this important tribute,"
Davey said in the statement.
For more information on the Greenway, visit
www.rosekennedygreenway.org.
For more information on the Armenian Heritage Park, visit
www.armenianheritagepark.org.
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/downtown/2013/06/rose_kennedy_greenway_conserva.html