BAGUIO CITY — Tourists in this mountain resort city have something to look forward to once the local government here will implement an ambitious development plan for Burnham Park here.
The University of the Cordilleras has completed the over P1.9 million comprehensive master development plan that will make Burnham Park a ready to build site to enhance the deteriorating local tourism industry.
Except for minor finishing touches on the scale model for the revitalized Burnham Park, UC officials claimed the plan was crafted through extensive site analysis, researches and continuous public consultations so that the true picture of the famous park as desired by local residents and tourists will be achieved for future implementation.
The Burnham Park master development plan does not include only the rehabilitation of the famous lake but it will also include upgrading of the Baguio Athletic Bowl to world-class standards so this city could host prestigious regional, national, and international sports events.
Under the multi-million-peso development plan, other areas that will be rehabilitated include the Pine Trees of the World Park, Rose Garden, Melvin Jones football grounds, skating rink, old Baguio auditorium site, the canteen area, Ganza parking area, and the Igorot Park which will have new and attractive features once the nearly P1 billion project will be realized.
UC officials said the development plan would be user-friendly, ecologically balanced, a practical recreational facility and an aesthetic place where people could enjoy their vacation.
The area of Burnham Park that will be covered by the project is around 328,390 square meters that will occupy a significant portion of the facility which is within the city’s central business district area.
Earlier, the city government and UC signed an agreement for the preparation of the comprehensive master development plan for Burnham Park with the project cost to be shouldered by the higher education institution as part of its corporate social responsibility to the Baguio community.
The past decades, government agencies and the local government were not able to implement significant projects within the park because of alleged insufficient funding support even after the facility was turned over to the city government for it to manage, operate and administer without funding support from the Philippine Tourism Authority. – Dexter A. See
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