A butterfly garden, a fitness station, a baseball field and space for food trucks are some of the proposed amenities for a renewed Circle K Park, which is situated against the backdrop of South Mountain near the intersection of South 14th Street and East South Mountain Avenue.

For now, nearly $2.5 million has been set aside for improvements to the south Phoenix park. But before revitalization plans are finalized, the city wants to hear how residents would like the money to be spent.

A proposed master plan for the park, developed by a steering committee of nearby residents working alongside Phoenix’s Parks and Recreation Department, envisions an enhanced version of the park.

The master plan proposes a new playground, a fitness station, a baseball field, renovated restrooms, a 9-hole disc golf course, an amphitheater, a pump track for mountain bikers, a multiuse trail, a sports court area with pickleball, tennis and basketball courts, a skate plaza, and a community space with picnic tables, a game area and a water feature.

“We did a long-range plan, realizing that there’s not money for it all at once,” said Kay Shepard, a steering committee member who has lived in the South Mountain area for over 50 years.

The plan is to complete the improvements “in segments over time,” she said.