2009-05-04
21:36:20
The city is going ahead with the construction of a 2.3 million dollar Rainbow Park in the South End but it is foregoing plans to add housing to the project. Councilor Bruce Court says having people living next to– and watching over– the park would cut down on vandalism. But Councillor Donnie Snook says adding housing to the project would leave less room for green space.
Council has voted to use the park design presented by the Glenn Group which will include an outdoor rink, splash pad, arts and culture stage and a playground. The city currently only has 500 thousand dollars for the project but Snook says they can use one million from the sale of the former Lantic Sugar site and raise the remaining 800 thousand dollars through private donations. Construction can begin as soon as all of the funding is in place.
