Winamac Parks and Recreation Board
The Winamac parks board reconvened for their first meeting of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 5 and held an election for officers. The first on the list was to elect a president for 2023. Two board members were nominated for the position, Renee Calabrese and Steve Miller. Miller was appreciative of...
The pinnacle of the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project is coming soon. The project has reached their $300,000 fundraising goal and is now looking forward to installing the lights on the bridge and then the centennial celebration on July 3, 2023. After all is said and done, the project committee will...
The Winamac parks board will put $43,000 from the park gift fund towards the Memorial Swinging Bridge repairs thanks to a unanimous upwards vote at their Sept. 1 meeting. Winamac Clerk-Treasurer Kendra Craft explained that they are still expecting a $110,000 anonymous donation towards the repairs....
The Winamac Parks Board reached a consensus at a regular meeting on Thursday, March 3 that they would like to focus on funding the Memorial Swinging Bridge repairs and getting it ready for the light installation instead of giving a donation to the project from the gift fund. Parks board president...
Memorial Swinging Bridge Project leaders Kathi Thompson and Greg Henry were in attendance at a recent Winamac parks board meeting where they formally asked for monetary support from the board. Board member Dan Murphy agreed that the project would be worthwhile, but said his biggest concern is...
The Winamac Parks and Recreation board reflected on the success of the events that have taken place in the Winamac Town Park lately, such as the Swinging Bridge Project river ball race, the movie night in the park, and the Kiwanis Kids Day. At a regular session meeting held on Thursday, Aug. 5,...
Park Manager Aaron Spanley stated during a regular Winamac Parks and Recreation meeting held on Thursday, July 8 that the Winamac Town Park only acquired minimal flooding. We had minimal flooding, however we did have water in the back, and that's why the gates were closed," Spanley said. We're just...
Town manager Brad Zellers announced that the ongoing Owen Abbott Memorial Splash Pad project is reaching completion, with the grand opening for the splash pad project being held on Saturday, June 5 at noon. Greg Henry told the board that the swinging bridge fund has been getting many asks on...
The Winamac Parks and Recreation Board members are planning to see more improvements made to the park facilities in 2021.
Parks members heard from parks manager Dave DeLorenzo, who talked about some future plans, and boardman Jon Chapman, who shared information that he recently heard, during a...
The main Winamac park will continue to have a tennis court after discussion with the community.
Winamac Parks and Recreation Board members met for a regular meeting on Oct. 1 to discuss the parks but also decide if the tennis court would be eliminated or moved to a new spot. The conversation of...