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Construction Updates
Updated February 4, 2008. For more information, call 330-867-5511.
Part of parkway, Jogging Trail to close periodically in Sand Run
In Sand Run Metro Park, the parkway and popular Jogging Trail may be closed periodically between Sand Run and Revere roads as crews continue working on a green building and parking area. The green building is a former private residence that is being expanded to make room for the park district's ranger and resource management departments. When complete, it could be the first "Platinum" LEED-certified building in Ohio, incorporating solar and energy-efficient lighting, geothermal heating, low-flow water fixtures and more. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) and is the benchmark for green buildings. The 25-car parking lot, scheduled for completion in mid-December, will add much-needed parking for the 6-mile Jogging Trail, which averages 1,500 users a day year-round. Currently, there are 142 paved parking spaces spread out along the trail.
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Ranger, resource management offices under construction in Sand Run
Metro Parks is renovating and adding on to an existing building in Sand Run Metro Park. It's a former private residence on Sand Run Parkway that the park district acquired as a life estate in 2003. The 2,200-square-foot home, centrally located in the county and essentially equidistant from all the parks, will be expanded by 1,700 square feet to make room for the ranger and resource management departments. When complete in February 2008, it could be the first "Platinum" LEED-certified building in Ohio. Plans for the new offices include solar and energy-efficient lighting, geothermal heating, low-flow water fixtures, the creation of a green roof, rain gardens planted with native plants, and other features intended to conserve energy and reduce impacts on the environment. Some of the original building materials will be "recycled" by Habitat for Humanity.
Harter barns restoration, Silver Creek Metro Park
The second phase of the restoration of the Civil War-era barns and silos at Silver Creek Metro Park includes reconstruction of the wood windows, dormers, eaves and vents, and installation of a new standing-seam metal roof. The wood repairs, roofing and lightning rods are complete. Gutters and downspouts are still needed.
Towpath Trail: Downtown Akron
Contractors for the City of Akron have suspended work on the Towpath Trail until spring. As of November, the Waterloo Road underpass was progressing nicely. Elsewhere, officials expect the Cascade Locks, Phase II work to be completed in summer 2008.
Towpath Trail: Vanderhoof Road to Snyder Avenue
Phase IIA of the Towpath Trail at PPG, which extends north about one mile from the trailhead at Vanderhoof Road, has begun. The route is cleared and rough-graded, and security fencing is nearly complete. The contractor is currently working on foundations and abutments for the bridge over the Tuscarawas River, and preparing the rest of the trail for winter shut-down. Phase IIB of this trail will run from the north end of Phase IIA, at the maintenance building on Van Buren, to the Snyder Avenue trailhead.
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