A breath of fresh air

An artist’s impression of the Armenian Street Park project in George Town that is expected to be ready by Februarynext year.

A NEW green lung has been set up in George Town to add quality of life for Penangites especially those living nearby.

Called the Armenian Street Park, the RM1.2mil project on the 3,600sq m is set for completion by February 2016.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the park would act as a community park and multipurpose event space.

“The upgrading works include landscaping, walking path, and lights that would add aesthetic values.

“As for the basketball court, it will remain there but will become a multipurpose site.

“The Youth Centre will be refurbished in the future,” he said during the land handover ceremony on Thursday.

Lim said that the project was a joint effort by Penang Island City Council in collaboration with George Town World Hertitage Incorporated, Think City Sdn Bhd and Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

The project is part of an ongoing move to revitalise George Town.

Also present were state Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow, council secretary Ang Aing Thye, Think City chief operating officer Dr Neil Khor, Think City president Datuk Anwar Fazal and George Town World Heritage Incorporated director Lim Chooi Ping.

The park upon completion would be just a five-minute walk for more than 2,000 residentsliving in the area.

In 2012, Think City developed a landscape plan for the existing green space nearby in Lebuh Carnarvon.