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Portland Park Board
By By RACHELLE HAUGHN-
One board has given its endorsement to the decision of another.
A city official informed the Portland Park Board Tuesday that an engineering contract has been approved for phase III of Hudson Family Park.
Bruce Hosier, mayor of Portland, told board members that the Portland Board of Works voted June 26 to pay The Schneider Corporation $85,900 to do the engineering work.
The city is footing the bill through various funds.
The city's clerk-treasurer said this morning that city officials have not yet determined from which funds the money will be withdrawn.
Park board president Neil Medler said Tuesday that his board is in favor of the board of works' decision.
Phase III will include the creation of a pond, trails and drives throughout the park, a parking area, drainage and the utilities. Schneider also did the engineering work on previous phases of the park project. Phase III will be by far the most expensive of the three phases.
"The next phase ... will involve some major moves in the park," Hosier said to the park board. "So, we're very pleased to get this contract and get moving. We're very excited about this and we're very confident that we'll get a major jumpstart on the project."
Under terms agreed to by the city and Barry Hudson, who donated land for the park, the pond and amphitheater must be completed by mid-2010. Funding for phase III has not been obtained.
In a related matter, park board member Kent McClung asked if board members should discuss the possibility of putting disc golf in Hudson Family Park.
Hosier said Nola Albrecht, landscape architect with Schneider, will discuss the matter at the next park board meeting.
In November, Brett Resler asked board members to consider installing a disc golf coarse at Weiler-Wilson Park or Hudson Family Park. The two parks are connected.
Disc golf is played by tossing discs into steel baskets. Such a course would require about 5 acres, Resler told the board in November.
Also Tuesday, board members:
•Heard Doug Blankenbaker, assistant street and park department superintendent, report that stone recently was placed around the new pavilion at Haynes Park.
He said the dirt around the pavilion had not yet settled and mud was flowing into the shelter during heavy rains.
•Learned the new chains for swings at Haynes Park recently were installed. Blankenbaker said his department has received positive feedback on the new chains.
•Heard Portland Pool manager Rachel McKee report that half-price season tickets are for sale.
She also said attendance this past month has been down slightly compared to what it was during the same period in 2007. She attributed the decline to stormy and cool weather.
•Agreed to hold the next park board meeting Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. so Albrecht can attend.[[In-content Ad]]
A city official informed the Portland Park Board Tuesday that an engineering contract has been approved for phase III of Hudson Family Park.
Bruce Hosier, mayor of Portland, told board members that the Portland Board of Works voted June 26 to pay The Schneider Corporation $85,900 to do the engineering work.
The city is footing the bill through various funds.
The city's clerk-treasurer said this morning that city officials have not yet determined from which funds the money will be withdrawn.
Park board president Neil Medler said Tuesday that his board is in favor of the board of works' decision.
Phase III will include the creation of a pond, trails and drives throughout the park, a parking area, drainage and the utilities. Schneider also did the engineering work on previous phases of the park project. Phase III will be by far the most expensive of the three phases.
"The next phase ... will involve some major moves in the park," Hosier said to the park board. "So, we're very pleased to get this contract and get moving. We're very excited about this and we're very confident that we'll get a major jumpstart on the project."
Under terms agreed to by the city and Barry Hudson, who donated land for the park, the pond and amphitheater must be completed by mid-2010. Funding for phase III has not been obtained.
In a related matter, park board member Kent McClung asked if board members should discuss the possibility of putting disc golf in Hudson Family Park.
Hosier said Nola Albrecht, landscape architect with Schneider, will discuss the matter at the next park board meeting.
In November, Brett Resler asked board members to consider installing a disc golf coarse at Weiler-Wilson Park or Hudson Family Park. The two parks are connected.
Disc golf is played by tossing discs into steel baskets. Such a course would require about 5 acres, Resler told the board in November.
Also Tuesday, board members:
•Heard Doug Blankenbaker, assistant street and park department superintendent, report that stone recently was placed around the new pavilion at Haynes Park.
He said the dirt around the pavilion had not yet settled and mud was flowing into the shelter during heavy rains.
•Learned the new chains for swings at Haynes Park recently were installed. Blankenbaker said his department has received positive feedback on the new chains.
•Heard Portland Pool manager Rachel McKee report that half-price season tickets are for sale.
She also said attendance this past month has been down slightly compared to what it was during the same period in 2007. She attributed the decline to stormy and cool weather.
•Agreed to hold the next park board meeting Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. so Albrecht can attend.[[In-content Ad]]
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