The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
WORK BEGINS IN WAMPSVILLE
Volunteers come together for community project
A group of community volunteers is coming together to install the first phase of the Wampsville Community Park.
“This is a very exciting step of a process which has taken almost two years,” said Lori Brockway, a Village Trustee and member of the Wampsville Park Planning Committee.
The committee, made up mostly of volunteers and community members, has been convening once a month to work toward this moment.
“When we started this project was just a dream,” Brockway said. “We did all of the fundraising, community outreach, design, and planning to make this park a reality.”
The park is being funded by grants, donations fromlocal businesses and community contributions. The committee received donations from local business including Die Molding, Nye Toyota, Community Car Wash, Lowe’s and Madison Bistro.
The new community park and playground will use the county-owned property in front of the Department of social Services building.
Concrete Slipform Inc. donated services for sidewalk installation and the C.N.Y. Community Foundation provided a $10,000 grant toward the project. Individuals who still wish to support the park by purchasing a personalized paver can contact the Village Hall at 315-363-5810 before Aug. 15th.
Mayor John Clute of Wampsville said, “We are very excited to be giving back to our community and in a way that helps to bring our neighbors together.”
After the play equipment is installed, the committee will turn its focus to installing benches, plantings and gardens to improve the site.
The park and playground are designed to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will feature a maypole, an accelerator swing, hopscotch, a wobble sphere, ten spin, tire animals, tether ball, a slide and more.
The project is expected to be fully completed in the fall of 2018.
The Wampsville Community Park is collaboration between the Village of Wampsville, the Town of Lenox and Madison County, who each donated time, funds or services for the park.
“When we started this project was just a dream. We did all of the fundraising, community outreach, design, and planning tomake this park a reality.” — Lori Brockway, a Village Trustee and member of the Wampsville Park Planning Committee