The Winamac Park Board will need more time to decide whether to contribute financially to the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project. It would add decorative lighting to the Town Park’s “swinging bridge” in time for its centennial in 2023.
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The Memorial Swinging Bridge Project will continue to be discussed during tonight’s Winamac Park Board meeting. Eric Galbreath is scheduled to offer comments on the project that would add a decorative lighting feature to the Town Park’s “swinging bridge.” Board members have been considering offering a monetary contribution, to supplement private donations.
Continue readingThe Winamac Park Board will likely contribute financially to the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project, but how much and where that money would come from still remain to be seen.
Continue readingThe Winamac Park Board will get an update on the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project tonight. Project organizers are raising money to add a decorative lighting feature to the Town Park’s “Swinging Bridge” in time for its centennial in 2023, while the town is planning to have the structure repainted and the decking replaced.
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The Winamac Police Department continues to keep an eye on the Tippecanoe River. Town Marshal Tyler Campbell told the town council Monday that the company that had been organizes river tubing excursions in the past apparently went bankrupt, but the river’s still been pretty busy for the past month.
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Plans continue moving forward for upgrades to the Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge.” Town Manager Brad Zellers told the town council last week that only one bid came in for a project to repaint the structure and replace the decking. “The base bid was $50,000 to paint it,” Zellers said. “That’s sandblast, repaint everything with an epoxy paint.”
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” may be able to get some sort of historical marker at no cost to the town. Greg Henry with the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project gave an update to the town’s park board Thursday.
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Winamac’s Memorial Swinging Bridge Project has gotten another round of donations. Project organizers say Mill Creek Gardens recently donated $2,000 toward the decorative lighting feature, while Sue Haselby donated $1,000 in memory of her husband Brian (Fred) Haselby and his parents, Sam and Babe Haselby. The Monterey American Legion post recently chipped in $1,000, according to project organizer Greg Henry.
Continue readingAn Art in the Park initiative and a historical marker for the Winamac Town Park’s 98-year-old “swinging bridge” will be discussed during tonight’s Winamac Park Board meeting.
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Donations continue coming in for Winamac’s Memorial Swinging Bridge Project. The goal is to install decorative lighting on the Town Park’s historic bridge in time for its centennial on July 4, 2023, when a large rededication ceremony is planned. The feature is expected to cost almost $275,000.
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Efforts to add decorative lighting to the Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” are starting to get some financial support. The Memorial Swinging Bridge Project says Bonnell Grain Handling became its first large donor back in December, with a $3,000 check presentation. The goal is to install the lighting feature in time for the bridge’s centennial on July 4, 2023, when a large rededication ceremony is planned.
Continue readingPlans to add decorative lighting to the Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” got the blessing of the town council Monday.
Continue readingEfforts to prepare the Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” for its centennial continue. The town council recently agreed to let Town Manager Brad Zellers start looking for an engineer or perhaps alongside other professionals like Painters Calgary to put together plans for a painting project.
Continue readingThe Winamac Park Board continues planning to prepare the Town Park’s “swinging bridge” for its centennial. A rededication ceremony and the installation of a decorative lighting feature have been proposed for 2023. But first, Park Board President Jon Chapman wants to address some of the items that came up in a recent bridge inspection.
Continue readingSupport continues to grow for a centennial project for the Winamac Town Park’s Memorial Bridge. Residents are raising funds to install a decorative lighting feature in time for the hundredth anniversary of the bridge’s dedication on July 4, 2023.
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The Winamac Park Board will hold its first meeting of the year tonight. Residents can expect to see a few park-related projects take shape in 2020. The board is in the process of replacing the restrooms in the front of the Town Park, getting new equipment for the toddler playground, and adding a permanent cornhole court and Frisbee golf course.
Continue readingEfforts to add decorative lighting to the Winamac Town Park’s Memorial Bridge are drawing community support. Project organizer Greg Henry told the Winamac Park Board Thursday that he’s already heard from people interested in donating. “It’s kind of a big project, much bigger than I anticipated at first,” Henry said. “But it’s going in the right direction.”
Continue readingPlans for the Winamac Town Park’s Memorial Bridge’s upcoming centennial will continue to be discussed during tonight’s park board meeting. Greg Henry has been spearheading efforts to add a decorative lighting feature and hold a re-dedication on July 4, 2023.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” may soon get a new paint job. The town’s park board got the results of the recent bridge inspection during Thursday’s meeting. Looking through the inspection report, board members noted that it only found a few minor issues with the 96-year-old bridge.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” will finally be getting inspected. During Thursday’s park board meeting, board member and town manager Brad Zellers said the inspection company will be there in two weeks.
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