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Metroparks seeks public input and grants to repair or relocate historic covered bridge
Summary
Metroparks of Butler County told trustees it needs to rehabilitate the covered bridge at Governor Bev Metropark and is preparing a public survey and a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant application due Nov. 14. Metroparks presented two options — restore the bridge in place (estimated $1.4–$1.7 million) or dismantle and relocate it to Indian
Zeb Aka, director of planning for Metroparks of Butler County, briefed Morgan Township trustees and residents during public comment on Oct. 27 about structural concerns with the covered bridge at Governor Bev Metropark and a public survey Metroparks will release to inform grant applications.
Aka said the bridge was reconstructed at the Governor Bev location in 1970 and that volunteer repairs and weathering over 55 years have left it in need of “serious…
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