Scout projects spruce up park
It looks like Lake Leota Park is going to benefit from a couple of Eagle Scout projects. It’s always neat to hear what Scouts come up with for their community projects. The results of Eagle Scout projects in the community are probably greater than one would think, I would bet.
Anyway, here’s a couple I ran across recently:
-- Get ready for the bats! Kurt Bennett is working with the park board to build and place bat houses in the park. The city has agreed to assist with mounting of the bat houses after all approvals are granted, according to last month’s park board minutes.
Kurt will return to the park board’s Aug. 16 meeting to provide more details on the project. It looks like he hopes to place four houses after finding 12 acceptable locations.
-- Fishing at the park soon will be handicap accessible. Connor Williams is working to design and build the handicap accessible fishing pier on the lake.
Evansville Community Partnership recently donated $250 in proceeds from its Fourth of July celebration to Connor’s project. The donation will help Connor achieve his goal before next spring, according to a news release. He already has secured a pledge of a sidewalk and parking area for the pier from a local business but still needs to raise the money necessary to build the pier to ADA specs.
Aug 11, 2010 at 3:50 p.m.
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I do not believe S.O.L.E. has any money. They were always going to the city for MONEY during the lake redo. It is nothing more than a coffee club.
Aug 11, 2010 at 3:16 p.m.
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Great ideas and thank you Scouts! Thanks to Gina for blogging this as well.
Aug 11, 2010 at 8:56 a.m.
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Thank you scouts! Your projects are always an asset to your community. When planning them, please consider with your leaders or the community how they will be maintained. There is a neat kiosk on the bike trail near Kennedy School that provides maps and information. The faded documents haven't been updated in seven or eight years and some of the glass is broken out. It would seem to me maintaining it would be a nice troop project.
Aug 10, 2010 at 11:21 p.m.
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Congrats to both youths for wanting to improve thier town.
As for their projects funding....they should both ask S.O.L.E. (Seriously Overhyped Lake Entity) They have lots of $$$ in thier coffer.
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