Winamac Parks and Recreation Board

Along with the swing set in the back of the Winamac Town Park, the swing set at the Owen Abbott Memorial Splash Pad will also need ADA compliant surfacing.
The Winamac parks board continued their discussion with parks manager Aaron Spanley about putting in ADA compliant swing set surfacing. During a parks board meeting on Thursday, March 7, Spanley presented two quotes he had received for the surfacing, but advised that he would be meeting the...
Even as summer is drawing to a close, the pollinator garden and the landscaping around the artesian well at the town park is still looking green and vibrant. The Pulaski County Tribe finished up the project earlier this summer.
During a regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7, the Winamac parks board was made aware of an unknown piece of solid concrete that is lying beneath the dirt in the horse arena at the fairgrounds. Pulaski County 4-H and Community Fair Association President Elaine Zeider explained that the fairly large...
The Winamac parks board is looking into repaving the walking trail in the town park.
Due to some needed maintenance, the Winamac parks board will be looking into potentially conducting a couple different repaving projects at the town park. Parks manager Aaron Spanley noted at a regular meeting on Thursday, Aug. 3 that the walking trail through the park and the basketball courts...
A pollinator garden is proposed to go behind the Darda family bench and around the artesian well on the west side of the Winamac Town Park.
Rick Mynark was welcomed as the newest member of the Winamac parks board during a regular meeting on Thursday, April 6. Mynark was appointed to the position by the Pulaski County Public Library Board. The open position on the parks board comes after Dan Murphy did not seek reappointment for his...
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The Winamac Parks and Recreation Board said they are still in need of a board appointment as of their regular meeting on March 2. The appointment recommendation has to come from the Pulaski County Public Library board. Parks board member and town manager Brad Zellers said that he has contacted the...
Winamac Town Park.
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...
There is a small identifying sign on either side of the Memorial Swinging Bridge that names to whom the bridge is dedicated. Photo by Megan Galbreath.
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...

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