The Culver Town Council members opened one of two planned public hearings on the Culver Park project Tuesday night. The park project is expected to receive funding through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) in the Marshall County Crossroads Regional Stellar Communities Initiative.
Plans include the creation of an outdoor event space with concrete blocks, a plaza area around the main entrance of the Culver Train Depot, playground equipment upgrades, the installation of a rope swing and swinging benches, natural playground elements, and preparing an area for bocce ball.
The budget for the project is about $600,000 with $480,000 coming from the Community Development Block Grant from OCRA and a $120,000 match from the Town of Culver. The town’s match will be supplied by Park Department funds and funds from the Culver Redevelopment Commission.
Members of the Culver Lion’s Club gave feedback during the public hearing discussing the desire to preserve green space and keep lakefront views as much as possible.
The Troyer Group will be working on the design. Opportunities for public input will be available through the process.
As part of this project, an income survey will need to be completed. The survey will be distributed by mail to 220 homes in Culver. If the number of surveys returned is low, officials will go door-to-door to collect information. Shannon McLeod from Priority Project Resources previously mentioned that it is a quick three-question survey and the identity of the resident is confidential.
Another public hearing on the project will be held Tuesday, September 28 during the Culver Town Council’s regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Culver Town Hall.
