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Park board votes to demolish Millennium Plaza fountain after engineering assessment
Summary
The board accepted an engineering assessment and then voted to demolish the Millennium Plaza fountain, citing structural deterioration and high repair costs; members will seek additional appropriation from the city to cover demolition.
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board voted March 5 to demolish the Millennium Plaza fountain after receiving an engineering assessment that found extensive structural deterioration and high projected costs to restore the feature.
Park staff presented assessments from Haas & Associates and a commercial fountain company that estimated demolition costs at roughly $137,000 and restoration costs beginning in the mid-hundreds of thousands of dollars. Staff added an $88,000 contingency to cover unknown underground infrastructure…
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