City of Greenfield Parks hours are sunrise until 10:00 PM. Please
limit your search for this geocache to those hours. During the
summer months, you might actually enjoy visiting this location
after dark to see the special lighting.
As part of the development of the new Greenfield Police
Administration building, this park has been totally re-done and is
now a dedicated city park. I previously had a cache called “In
Remembrance of K-9 Reggie” here which marked the grave of the first
Greenfield Police Dog. (Reggie is no longer buried here.)
As part of the City’s 50th Birthday celebration in 2007, the park
re-development features a legacy fountain that was donated by the
Dan Jansen Family Fest. The original Bicentennial Park marker was
kept and is now in place prominently. Although the second marker
for the City's 50th Birthday, the park benches, and some of the
dedication bricks are not in place, I thought this would be a neat
place to bring geocachers. By the Fall of 2009, the former Police
building (now vacant) will be remodeled to house the Greenfield
Library.
I should mention that this cache is “hidden” in plain sight, so
no stick-o-flage, shrub hunt or rock-o-flage is necessary. Your
greater challenge might be finding a time to search for this one
when there are no muggles present. I should also mention “smile” as
you will be on the Police Surveillance camera. The Parks staff are
aware of this cache so no need for "stealth" if they are working in
the area.
Please take note of the careful landscaping of this park. The
berm was placed in the shape of a dove. And, there is a perimeter
of 13 trees. The original park had 13 trees, each the native tree
of the original colonies.
The cache can hold small trade items, it had AuntieNae trolley tags
and 2 geocoins when it was first placed. It is nearly handicapped
accessible, with a paved walkway from the parking to about the
final 5 feet thus the 1.5 terrain rating.
The container itself is not very waterproof. I
have provided a ziplock bag inside to keep things dry. PLEASE
RESEAL THE BAG!!!!!!!