Culver Considers Grant Applications for Park Upgrades

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The Culver Town Council is preparing to assemble grant applications that could provide upgrades to town park facilities.

Projects in the town park have been a major focus for Culver for some time. The community has relied on grants to help make some of the renovation work possible. Those discussions continued during Tuesday night’s town council meeting, where specifics of funding the work were discussed.

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Park Board Begins Talks on Five Year Plan

  
 

The Starke County Park Board held preliminary discussions on what they intend to do in the coming years.

The Park Board has been operating for the last couple of years, but was advised by the Starke County Commissioners the development of Five-Year Plan is advisable. Members of the Park Board would be expected to use the plan during their efforts to improve the Bass Lake Beach and Campground, but also to better manage other green areas within the county.

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Culver Plans New Park Department Operations

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There are new arrangements pending for the Culver Town Park.

During Tuesday night’s Culver Town Council meeting, an ordinance was considered that repeals the community’s Park Board. The proposal was made for myriad reasons, but improving the park department’s operation was cited as among the primary reasons behind the change.
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Culver Considers Park Department Revamp

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The future of the Culver Park Board may be in jeopardy following a proposal by the Town Council, last week.

A public hearing has been scheduled for April 14th to consider the measure which will both rescind the ordinance establishing an independent park board, and placing it under the purview of the Town Council.
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Culver Continues Search for New Park Director in Face of Building Renovations

Lake Maxinkuckee beach in Culver
Lake Maxinkuckee beach in Culver

The search for a new Park Director hasn’t slowed down efforts to rehabilitate the park lodge in Culver.

Right now, applications are being accepted for the position – which was vacated at the end of 2015 by Marc Hayden. He unexpectedly accepted a position as an aquatics instructor with a school corporation in St. Joseph County.
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