Robe-Ann Park renovation well underway

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 1:05 PM

While it has been an often wet spring at times in Greencastle, that is not stopping the heavy lifting from taking place at Robe-Ann Park.

According, to Greg Ruark, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Greencastle, Phase II renovations are well underway and are in good shape despite rains at times.

"Things are moving along well," Ruark told The Putnam County Post.

With Phase I dealing with the eastern portion of the park and completed last November, Phase II picks up right where the prior renovations left off. The work is the result of a Land and Water Conservation Grant from the government by way of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, according to Ruark.

Phase II includes a new basketball court adjacent to Shelter 5, additional viewing areas for parents to watch their children at the Emerald Palace Playground, and a reopening of a road to connect the road to the lower bowl road, which encircles Shelter 1 and the bandshell.

In addition, there will be a food vendor plaza just east of Shelter 1, which will be utilized for the Fourth of July event, in addition to other potential large crowd events, Ruark said.

"It will simplify some of the parking issues, which are problematic in order to make these areas easier to enter and exit. Most importantly, it will address non-compliant issues within the park in order to bring the park up to ADA compliance. This involves new, accessible points by way of new sidewalks," Ruark said.

The renovations are slated to be done by July 1.