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Newcastle volunteers and staff push for Lake Boren promenade, boardwalk repairs and a public trail map
Summary
Residents and the city’s parks planner discussed completing Lake Boren’s East Shore promenade, the Hazelwood Boardwalk replacement, improved trail maps and kiosks, and grant opportunities during the Feb. 12 Community Activities Commission meeting.
Gary Kampen, a Newcastle resident and representative of Newcastle Trails, told the Community Activities Commission on Feb. 12 that completing an East Shore promenade at Lake Boren should be the city’s top parks priority and urged the commission to press the City Council to seek grants and complete the waterfront work.
Kampen said the promenade would finish the Lake Boren Trail along the lakefront and would include benches, small pavilions, landscaping to reduce traffic noise, and interpretive kiosks. He estimated the promenade could be done as a relatively small project — “a $50,000 type of thing” — and argued the city should pursue state and county grants, including the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) funding programs, rather than waiting years for larger projects.
The proposal resonated with staff updates delivered by Brendan, the city’s parks and trails planner, who…
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