You can expect to see some changes to a couple of amenities at Harrison Park in Owen Sound over the next several weeks.
The city’s Director of Parks and Open Space Adam Parsons says the asphalt surfacing of the Mile Drive Trail is due to be completed “imminently” and work to revamp the Harrison Park tennis/pickleball courts is also expected to occur in June.
Parsons says the city is waiting to confirm an exact date with the contractor for the Mile Drive Trail paving project, but expects the resurfacing will occur sometime in the next few weeks.
“I would expect by the end of the month of June we will have asphalt there, but the exact date has to be confirmed,” says Parsons.
He says there will be a trail closure when the work does commence. The city will publicly communicate the closure once the date for the paving is confirmed.
The portion of the Mile Drive Trail being resurfaced is currently gravel and runs through a forested area along the east side of the Sydenham River.
City council allocated $100,000 in its 2020 capital budget for the asphalt surfacing of the Mile Drive Trail. Parsons notes there were cost overages on the project due to a bridge loading study.
Another improvement project at Harrison Park expected to get underway in June is the resurfacing of the tennis/pickleball courts.
Parsons says a purchase order was issued recently and a sports specialist company is coming in to do the job.
He anticipates the tennis/pickleball courts resurfacing project will be complete by July 1.
Council allocated $30,000 for the work in its 2021 capital budget. The expect useful life of the new surface is about 10 years.