Marietta Council hopes to finish Gold Star Park next year | News, Sports, Jobs

Steps are being taken to take a look at ending the second half of the Gold Star Park strolling path subsequent yr.

At a Marietta Metropolis Council assembly of the Lands, Buildings and Parks committee Thursday night time, Public Works Director Jim Wark offered a $47,775 bid from Smith’s Stylecrete and Development for putting in a 795-foot lengthy, six-foot extensive concrete sidewalk.

The work would stretch from the park driveway as much as an space close to the tennis courtroom, which goes to be rebuilt and would require development entry to the location. Wark mentioned this a part of the path might be thought of Section II-A.

As soon as that’s completed, the ultimate 175 ft of the strolling path loop — Section II-B — could be accomplished. The Stylecrete bid for that path work is $10,762. He mentioned that based mostly on the rising expense of concrete and the problem in acquiring it, that bid may enhance as a lot as 10 % if the work is completed in late summer time or fall.

The bids are to be offered for council’s consideration in laws at its Oct. 6 council assembly.

The unique decrease half of the strolling path was put in with a grant town utilized for and acquired from the Ohio Division of Pure Sources below the Natureworks Grant Program. Town’s match for the grant was in-kind labor for set up. Wark mentioned the Section II work would come from American Rescue Plan Act funds, which can be utilized for well being and recreation functions.

Councilman Geoff Schenkel mentioned he would have a lot most well-liked the Section II work additionally come from an ODNR grant, reasonably than dipping into ARPA funds simply because they had been accessible. The ODNR funding interval is generally January via March annually, Schenkel mentioned.

Gold Star Park was additionally mentioned by the committee by way of a proposed new neighborhood middle to exchange the one that’s in poor situation and is to be torn down. Wark mentioned that by the top of subsequent week, he ought to have an honest value estimate on a pre-engineered constructing. The concept of erecting a brand new neighborhood middle, nevertheless, shouldn’t be one thing Schenkel favors if the countywide 911 middle shouldn’t be a part of the equation.

“What’s going to a brand new neighborhood middle be used for?” he requested. “I’m not offered in any respect on spending cash on a brand new constructing.”

“I’m advised a neighborhood middle might be a second location for EMS/EMA operations,” councilwoman Susan Boyer mentioned.

“That may be an excellent match for the WASCO constructing,” Schenkel replied, referring to a latest proposal to retrofit county 911 operations within the 20,000 square-foot constructing that lately grew to become vacant, reasonably than put money into a brand new constructing.

“The neighborhood middle may additionally be a secondary location for the well being division,” Boyer mentioned.

“Additionally WASCO,” Schenkel mentioned.

Boyer mentioned she did understand there have been some neighborhood facilities that had been used for some occasions, however usually stood empty.

The Streets and Planning and Zoning committee and the Worker Relations committee met instantly earlier than and after the Lands, Constructing and Parks session.

A number of gadgets had been postponed to acquire extra particular info, together with West Aspect resident Lisa Bouchard urging progress on a research of the dearth of any transportation accessible to residents in her space throughout massive segments of the day; land use ordinance amendments proposed by engineering; bench placements at Fort Road river financial institution close to Harmar Faculty and at The Fort Museum; and workers pay schedules affecting the Legislation Director’s workplace.