July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Schneider hired for park work (5/4/05)
Company will design entrance
By By Rachelle Haughn-
The Portland Park Board moved a step closer Tuesday night to seeing the entrance to the proposed Hudson Family Park completed when it voted to hire engineering firm Schneider Corporation of Indianapolis.
The board decided to hire the firm based on a cost estimate and drawings of the park presented to board members at the meeting. Schneider’s estimate for construction of the entrance to the park was $125,752.
A preliminary drawing presented to the board Tuesday showed the park entrance would be from Wayne Street, directly across from Union Street. The park entrance area could include decorative lighting, a sign, a small replica of the Arch Bridge, a circular drive, landscaping and a small multi-use trail, which could later be expanded to be a drive through the park. There would be temporary parking around the circular drive, Schneider project manager Nola Albrecht said.
She said the park project would be divided into three phases, with the park entrance being phase one. She said construction of this phase could begin sometime this year, if funding is in place. Schneider was hired to do engineering for all phases of the project. Its fee for phase one engineering work is $40,600. The fee includes the cost for a topographic survey of the area where the park will be built.
Phase two, set to begin late this year or in early 2006, includes the layout, design and construction of the lake, roads and an extended pedestrian trail throughout the park. The entire park site, except for the entrance area, also would be graded. The amphitheater, parking areas and recreational features would be laid out, and the design of the amphitheater would begin.
A set date for phase three has not been projected. This phase could include construction of the shelters, restrooms, parking, playgrounds and recreational fields. Additional landscaping would be done during this phase, and the park would be connected to the adjacent Weiler-Wilson Park. Local banker Barry Hudson, whose family donated the land for the park to the city in September of 2000, said Tuesday the city only has five more years to develop the park. After that time, the land will be given to Arts Place, Hudson said this morning. The more than 34-acre park will be located southeast of Weiler-Wilson Park. The cost to develop the park has been estimated at $3.4 million.
In other business, the summer schedule for the Portland Pool was approved.
Pool manager Jennifer Rathbun suggested the pool be open Monday through Friday, from noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. This new schedule eliminates night swimming on weekdays.
Rathbun said she did not see a need to have night swimming during the week this year because not enough people attended the night swims last summer, and the pool lost money. Although there was no vote on the pool hours, board president Neil Medler gave verbal approval.
Medler also approved Rathbun’s decision to open the pool for Memorial Day weekend, which is May 28-30. The pool will close and re-open Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5. The pool will be open Tuesday, June 7, and stay open for the rest of the summer.
Rathbun said this year’s pool fees will likely be discussed at a future park board meeting.
Also Monday, the board:
•Accepted a quote from Kessler’s Sport Shop of Portland to replace four steel basketball goal backboards at Weiler-Wilson Park for $1,800.
Street and park department superintendent Jeff Harker said one of the backboards at Haynes Park is broken, and the other is old. The two newest backboards at Weiler-Wilson will be painted and installed at Haynes Park. The two remaining backboards at Weiler-Wilson will be taken down, and four new ones will be installed.
•Learned the remodeling of the restrooms at the Haynes Park pavilion is almost complete.
Harker said the women’s and men’s restrooms were made handicapped accessible. The work was done by Aker-Taylor Plumbing and Heating of Portland for $6,914. The project was estimated to cost about $6,000. Harker said the price increased because the park department decided to get a new water heater for the restrooms.
The board members also learned that the construction of ramps and sidewalks near the pavilion at Haynes Park is complete.
The sidewalks and ramps were created so handicapped people could access the restrooms and pavilion. TJ Concrete Construction of Portland did the work for $2,875, Harker said.
•Heard Harker report that Haynes Park will open to the public on Friday, and Milton Miller Park will open on Monday.[[In-content Ad]]
The board decided to hire the firm based on a cost estimate and drawings of the park presented to board members at the meeting. Schneider’s estimate for construction of the entrance to the park was $125,752.
A preliminary drawing presented to the board Tuesday showed the park entrance would be from Wayne Street, directly across from Union Street. The park entrance area could include decorative lighting, a sign, a small replica of the Arch Bridge, a circular drive, landscaping and a small multi-use trail, which could later be expanded to be a drive through the park. There would be temporary parking around the circular drive, Schneider project manager Nola Albrecht said.
She said the park project would be divided into three phases, with the park entrance being phase one. She said construction of this phase could begin sometime this year, if funding is in place. Schneider was hired to do engineering for all phases of the project. Its fee for phase one engineering work is $40,600. The fee includes the cost for a topographic survey of the area where the park will be built.
Phase two, set to begin late this year or in early 2006, includes the layout, design and construction of the lake, roads and an extended pedestrian trail throughout the park. The entire park site, except for the entrance area, also would be graded. The amphitheater, parking areas and recreational features would be laid out, and the design of the amphitheater would begin.
A set date for phase three has not been projected. This phase could include construction of the shelters, restrooms, parking, playgrounds and recreational fields. Additional landscaping would be done during this phase, and the park would be connected to the adjacent Weiler-Wilson Park. Local banker Barry Hudson, whose family donated the land for the park to the city in September of 2000, said Tuesday the city only has five more years to develop the park. After that time, the land will be given to Arts Place, Hudson said this morning. The more than 34-acre park will be located southeast of Weiler-Wilson Park. The cost to develop the park has been estimated at $3.4 million.
In other business, the summer schedule for the Portland Pool was approved.
Pool manager Jennifer Rathbun suggested the pool be open Monday through Friday, from noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. This new schedule eliminates night swimming on weekdays.
Rathbun said she did not see a need to have night swimming during the week this year because not enough people attended the night swims last summer, and the pool lost money. Although there was no vote on the pool hours, board president Neil Medler gave verbal approval.
Medler also approved Rathbun’s decision to open the pool for Memorial Day weekend, which is May 28-30. The pool will close and re-open Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5. The pool will be open Tuesday, June 7, and stay open for the rest of the summer.
Rathbun said this year’s pool fees will likely be discussed at a future park board meeting.
Also Monday, the board:
•Accepted a quote from Kessler’s Sport Shop of Portland to replace four steel basketball goal backboards at Weiler-Wilson Park for $1,800.
Street and park department superintendent Jeff Harker said one of the backboards at Haynes Park is broken, and the other is old. The two newest backboards at Weiler-Wilson will be painted and installed at Haynes Park. The two remaining backboards at Weiler-Wilson will be taken down, and four new ones will be installed.
•Learned the remodeling of the restrooms at the Haynes Park pavilion is almost complete.
Harker said the women’s and men’s restrooms were made handicapped accessible. The work was done by Aker-Taylor Plumbing and Heating of Portland for $6,914. The project was estimated to cost about $6,000. Harker said the price increased because the park department decided to get a new water heater for the restrooms.
The board members also learned that the construction of ramps and sidewalks near the pavilion at Haynes Park is complete.
The sidewalks and ramps were created so handicapped people could access the restrooms and pavilion. TJ Concrete Construction of Portland did the work for $2,875, Harker said.
•Heard Harker report that Haynes Park will open to the public on Friday, and Milton Miller Park will open on Monday.[[In-content Ad]]
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