At the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting on May 9, 2009 Parks Department representative Donald Harris told neighborhood residents that we can expect the planning and design process for the Crown Hill Park to recommence at the end of 2009 or beginning of 2010. At this time Parks will meet with the community and revisit the plans that were put on hold over three years ago. The design process normally takes about a year, but because of the work that has already been completed, Harris estimates the timeline will be reduced to eight or nine months. Therefore, in the fall of 2010, at the same time the Fire Department vacates the property, the actual development of the park will begin.Some residents hoped that development could start sooner on areas of the park that are not being used by the Fire Department. Unfortunately, Harris explained, his Department does not have the design and engineering resources to focus on multiple projects simultaneously, and those resources are now fully occupied with economic stimulus projects. A 2010 start date would still place Crown Hill at the front end of projects funded by the six-year Parks and Green Spaces levy of 2008.

As for the chain link fence currently dividing the property, Catherine Weatbrook from the Crown Hill Project/Small Faces emphasized that the fence was a temporary measure without which Small Faces would not have been allowed to remain open. Small Faces intends to discuss options for a nicer looking, permanent fence with neighborhood residents, including where gates will be placed.