This past September was a busy one for the City and the City’s Parks and Planning Manager Tony Baron as the City began major improvements to City Parks.
Mr. Baron “joined the staff as Parks Supervisor in 2012 and has relentlessly pursued funding to implement the plan. He is now managing implementation of the project he had the major hand in designing.” Mayor Pieper said.
Mr. Baron, who now serves as the City’s Parks and Planning Manager, oversaw the delivery of a restroom building at Chetco Point Park as he supervises a $200,000 trail improvement project there.
“This will be the first time we have had a restroom at Chetco Point Park and we believe it will facilitate longer stays by people enjoying the park,” Baron said. The restroom will be located near the horseshoe pits just beyond the wastewater treatment plant along the trail. The cost of the restroom is $42,798.
The trail improvement project was funded by a donation from Lela E. Wagner and is expected to be completed by fall 2018. The project includes trail widening and stabilization, replacement of the existing bridge and the installation of a trestle-like ramp from the end of the paved walkway up a now-steep slope.
“The trail improvement project will greatly enhance accessibility and our ability to maintain the trail,” Baron said. “These are further enhancements to Chetco Point Park following the paving of the parking lot earlier this year.”
