By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER The town council moved last month to approve plans for the first phase of updating Memorial Park. The council reviewed and approved a proposed plan for the pool house—the first step in a $900,000 redesign. The plan expands the pool house, adding increased changing and storage space, handicap accessible amenities, and better office visibility, according to the design’s blueprint. The new layout will include a larger area for men’s and women’s restrooms with showers and lockers on either side of the building. The space in between will add increased storage on the lower level and updated mechanical infrastructure on the upper level. When Councilor John Barry asked if these updates were a priority, Town Manager Gary Brumback ensured that they were. Brumback explained the town’s two driving factors for prioritizing the updates—the current facility is outdated, wearing out and hard to maintain, and the equipment and mechanical room is unsafe. The council moved unanimously to approve the phase-one site plan, and Brumback said they hope to move quickly over the next several weeks to approve the construction documents that will allow them to go out for construction bids. While the next step is to move for bids—when […]
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER The town council moved last month to approve plans for the first phase of updating Memorial Park. The council reviewed and approved a proposed plan for the pool house—the first step in a $900,000 redesign. The plan expands the pool house, adding increased changing and storage space, handicap accessible amenities, and better office visibility, according to the design’s blueprint. The new layout will include a larger area for men’s and women’s restrooms with showers and lockers on either side of the building. The space in between will add increased storage on the lower level and updated mechanical infrastructure on the upper level. When Councilor John Barry asked if these updates were a priority, Town Manager Gary Brumback ensured that they were. Brumback explained the town’s two driving factors for prioritizing the updates—the current facility is outdated, wearing out and hard to maintain, and the equipment and mechanical room is unsafe. The council moved unanimously to approve the phase-one site plan, and Brumback said they hope to move quickly over the next several weeks to approve the construction documents that will allow them to go out for construction bids. While the next step is to move for bids—when […]