The Calabash long-range planning committee has been working on a basic layout for the town’s future community park. The park is planned to be located next to the Calabash town hall at the corner of Persimmon Road and Traders Lane. Town officials hope to have the site at least partially accessible by this coming summer.
That town has been seeking contractors to bid on costs for a building and various types of playground equipment. The plans call for a pavilion with a stage and a picnic area with grills and picnic tables, lawn sports, restrooms, parking and a walking trail.
In Spring 2010, the town was awarded a $56,700 Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) Grant to build its first park.
The committee has been looking at different styles of buildings.
Town commissioners Forrest King and Mary Knight, who serve on the long-range committee, have been attempting to fast-track the future Calabash Community Park on the vacant, one-acre town-owned site at the corner of Persimmon Road and Traders Lane.
A few trees have been flagged on the park site where a building is going to go and a ground breaking ceremony was held on March 4th.
Calabash town clerk and interim administrator Kelley Southward said at a Jan. 20 committee meeting she would be attempting to find a contractor who is willing to volunteer his services or to loan the town equipment to remove stumps.
After the trees and stumps are removed and the grading is finished, a parking lot can then be installed.
Local developer Scott Stewart continues to serve as a consultant drawing on his landscaping expertise. He also is helping with future sidewalks.
The committee is researching grant money sources and where such money could be used. Heritage bricks are still being sold as a fundraiser for the future park.
Photos are representative only as park has not yet been built!
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