"Anytime we can create something fun for the kids to do, especially in the city, its always a good thing," Tricamo said. Tricamo said the entire board hasn't yet heard the proposal for the park, but will likely do so in January. If approved, Loftus said they wouldn't need any city funding or city workers to help build the park, which they expect to take roughly a month to six weeks.Ĭouncil could vote on the proposal as early as January, Capello said. SAMBA proposed using the current nature trail to be a gateway into the bike park, which would be fenced in so it could be closed in case of inclement weather. "This is not X Games back flips, this is meant for the kids," Loftus said. All the structures would be made of dirt, Loftus said, and stand about knee or thigh high. Nick Loftus, SAMBA's president, said the park would be a place where kids could learn to ride a bike alongside other kids with a higher skill level. The proposed park would include a pump track and small obstacles that could be used by kids of all ages and with several different types of bikes. Members of the Susquehanna Area Mountain Bike Association, or SAMBA, presented their plans for the proposed park, which would be located in a grassy field between the existing pool and the tennis courts. More: Grant money for new Coleman Memorial Park pavilion to be matched by trustees, if receivedĪ plan for a potential bike park at Coleman is in its early stages. More: Lebanon City Council passes 2020 budget with large share going to police department When city officials went to inspect the facility, Capello said they noticed concrete on the floor.
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The pool was vandalized in September 2018, Capello said, with doors and windows torn out and fire extinguishers set off inside. UPC: 821808904440 View barcode BrickSeek Snapshot View on Walmart Local. The brick facade of the pool also needs repairs, Capello said, and also noted attendance to the pool had also declined in recent years. Coleman 26 x 12 x 52 Oval Above Ground Pool Set. The city has invested funds into maintenance and repairs over the years, and closed it in 2018 since $300,000 in repairs to the pool and deck liner would have been needed for it to reopen. The facility was built in the 1940s, and put aboveground to save money. Mayor Sherry Capello said during the meeting that the pool is in dire need of extensive repairs. The proposal to demolish the pool passed 4-1, with only council member Cornell Wilson voting against the proposal. In the same meeting, they heard a presentation from representatives of the Susquehanna Area Mountain Bike Association, who proposed building a bike park in a grassy area near the current pool.
Kids might soon be trading in swimsuits for bike helmets if they want to spend summer days in Coleman Memorial Park after City Council voted Monday to move ahead with demolishing the park's crumbling above-ground pool.
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