Latest Central Park Plan Draws Praise

The final concept design for the Central Park Redevelopment Project seemed to get everyone attending a public meeting at the Huron Event Center on the same page Monday night. The meeting was an extension of the Huron City Commission meeting with Commissioners and Mayor Dave McGirr in attendance. Jim Maland is the engineer designing the project with Bonestroo Engineering. He says the new design takes into account a desire expressed my many to try and incorporate pieces of the former Huron University Campus in the Central Park facility…

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Jim Borzich, executive director of the Greater Huron Development Corporation had good news for those with opposition to the proposed campground on the site…

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That news and a design that creates abundant buffer space between the park and neighbors seemed to win over those against the plan…

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Public comment on the latest rendition of Central Park will be taken until July 10th. You can email your comments to [email protected].