​​​​​​​​​​Overview

In 2024, Anchorage voters approved a Parks Bond​ that included park improvements and safety enhancements in the Mountain View neighborhood. Mountain View parks include Davis Park, William B. Lyons Park, Duldida Park and Louie G. Mizelle Park. The bond was passed to implement priorities identified in the Davis Park Master Plan, adopted in 2017, as well as other neighborhood park safety enhancements and lighting. 

​Community Outreach 

The public was invited to share their ideas and comments about parks in Mountain View, and prioritize types of improvements they wanted to see in parks in the neighborhood. ​

A Community Advisory Group was formed to assist with further prioritization of park improvements. This volunteer group met 3 times and helped develop a plan for improvements that focussed on Davis Park. ​​

• Davis Park (66 acres): Community Use Park that includes nature trails, athletic fields, a basketball court, disc golf course,​ picnic shelter and community gardens. Davis park is on land leased to the Municipality of Anchorage from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER). A masterplan was completed for the park in 2015-2017. A garden expansion for use by Fresh International Gardens (FIG) was completed in 2023. 
  
• Duldida Park (0.6 acres): a neighborhood park with inclusive (level 1) playground, upgraded in 2016. 
• William B. Lyons Park (1.9 acres): a special use park with inclusive (level 1) playground, picnic shelter, adjacent to Mountain View Community Center. Playground upgraded 2022. 
• ​Mountain View Community Center is operated by Anchorage Parks and Recreation.​ Plaza at Community Center upgraded ​in 2023.
• Louie G. Mizelle Park (0.1 acre): P​ocket park in the Peterkin Street right-of-way. 
  

Community Advisory Group Recommendations

The Community Advisory Group built on the recommendations developed in the Davis Park Master Plan that was adopted in 2017, and prioritzed rehabiliting the athletic fields​​, expanding the disc golf course, and developing park amenities to include welcoming wayfinding and signage. See the proposed improvements:​

​Timeline​

• 2024​: Fall planning kick-off and recruit Community Advisory Group 
  
• 2025​: Finalize recommendations for Park Improvements and secure community support
  
• Mountain View Community Council Resolution of Support 2025-04 - April 2025
  
• Joint Base Elmendorf RIchardson concurrence with plan recommendations - August 2025
  
• Parks and Recreation Commision Resolution of Support - September 2025
  
• 2025 - 2027: Project implementation
  
• Fall 2025: ​Intial Sightline Restoration / Brush Clearing completed 
  
• Summer 2026: Disc Golf Course expansion with Anchorage Disc Golf Assocation and Youth Employment in Parks. ​
  

​​​Funding

• 2024​: Voter approved Municipal Park Bond for $350,000​​