Silver Lake's Town Park Closer To Reality
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SILVER LAKE - The town of Silver Lake is a few steps closer to finalizing plans for a town park to occupy the old Marathon Station site.
Town council president Brenda Wadkins said last month the town plans to put a gazebo in the old parking lot, adding benches and a brick sidewalk to make the area a "sitting park."
"Things are proceeding. We had hoped for Silver Lake Days. I don't think that's going to happen," Town Marshal Craig Hollopeter said Tuesday. "We are open for ideas. These are preliminary plans so we really want input. This is the town park."
Hollopeter said the town will be selling 4- by 8-inch and 8- by 8-inch bricks to the public to raise money for construction of the new park. The bricks will be engraved with whatever the buyer chooses and placed in the park.
Council members discussed reasonable prices with audience members before deciding to sell the smaller bricks for $75 each and the larger bricks for $125 each.
Council members also decided on dimensions for the water fountain to be installed in the park: 10 feet in circumference and approximately 18 inches deep.
The gazebo will be to the side of the park and will measure 12 feet by 24 feet.
In other business, council members:
• Approved Bruce Auer's resignation as deputy marshal because he failed to pass the Academy's physical.
"None of us are happy about it," Hollopeter said. "He was a good officer. We're all very sad about it."
• Approved Kurt Owens as the new deputy marshal to begin Friday.
"He's been with the town for about a year now," Hollopeter said.
• Owens said he took over the Little League this year. He invited anyone who wants to help to come forward.
• Tabled a request from DeLaughter Mortuary, Silver Lake, to donate benches to the town.
"They want to put some benches uptown," Wadkins said. "They would have advertisements on them."
"There's no cost to the town," clerk-treasurer Teresa Howell said.
• Town street superintendent Phil Shalley told council members he has a list of streets that need paved and three places that need rewedged, not repaved.
Shalley said he didn't have the list with him, but two streets that need paved include South Columbia and West Wells streets. He also said estimates have not yet been completed.
The Silver Lake Town Council includes: president Brenda Wadkins, Gail Owens and Donna McCune. [[In-content Ad]]
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SILVER LAKE - The town of Silver Lake is a few steps closer to finalizing plans for a town park to occupy the old Marathon Station site.
Town council president Brenda Wadkins said last month the town plans to put a gazebo in the old parking lot, adding benches and a brick sidewalk to make the area a "sitting park."
"Things are proceeding. We had hoped for Silver Lake Days. I don't think that's going to happen," Town Marshal Craig Hollopeter said Tuesday. "We are open for ideas. These are preliminary plans so we really want input. This is the town park."
Hollopeter said the town will be selling 4- by 8-inch and 8- by 8-inch bricks to the public to raise money for construction of the new park. The bricks will be engraved with whatever the buyer chooses and placed in the park.
Council members discussed reasonable prices with audience members before deciding to sell the smaller bricks for $75 each and the larger bricks for $125 each.
Council members also decided on dimensions for the water fountain to be installed in the park: 10 feet in circumference and approximately 18 inches deep.
The gazebo will be to the side of the park and will measure 12 feet by 24 feet.
In other business, council members:
• Approved Bruce Auer's resignation as deputy marshal because he failed to pass the Academy's physical.
"None of us are happy about it," Hollopeter said. "He was a good officer. We're all very sad about it."
• Approved Kurt Owens as the new deputy marshal to begin Friday.
"He's been with the town for about a year now," Hollopeter said.
• Owens said he took over the Little League this year. He invited anyone who wants to help to come forward.
• Tabled a request from DeLaughter Mortuary, Silver Lake, to donate benches to the town.
"They want to put some benches uptown," Wadkins said. "They would have advertisements on them."
"There's no cost to the town," clerk-treasurer Teresa Howell said.
• Town street superintendent Phil Shalley told council members he has a list of streets that need paved and three places that need rewedged, not repaved.
Shalley said he didn't have the list with him, but two streets that need paved include South Columbia and West Wells streets. He also said estimates have not yet been completed.
The Silver Lake Town Council includes: president Brenda Wadkins, Gail Owens and Donna McCune. [[In-content Ad]]