Captions: Top, Interested on looker. 2. The new boardwalk. 3. Preservation Project North Florida board members Warren Anderson and Alexa Graf. Board member Susie Wiles also attended. 4. View from the boardwalk observation platform. 5.From left to right: Mayor Peyton, Nathan Rezeau, chief of waterfront management and programming, Recreation and Community Services deputy director Kelley Boree,and RCS division director Roslyn Phillips. 6. Mayor Peyton opens the ceremonies at Castaway Island.
Mayor Peyton officially opened the boardwalk and observation platforms at Castway Island Wednesday. The newest project follows the dredging of the canoe and kayak trail completing the planned improvements at Castaway, one of Jacksonville's showcase preserves.
The 900-ft. boardwalk traverses the park's big island, once slated to be a subdivision with eight homes. The preserve, an old trailer park, was purchased in 2000 by the City with the assistance of the Florida Communities Trust. The restoration of the canoe/kayak trail was partially funded with the assistance of the Florida Inland Navigation District. The Trust for Public Land handled the acquisition. The preserve is nestled in a densely suburban area known as San Pablo and is the only public access on the western bank of Pablo Creek, a tributary of the St. Johns River. Pablo Creek is also part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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