Friday, October 22, 1999
Park's debut to be a blast
Taylor Mill going all out
BY CINDY SCHROEDER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
TAYLOR MILL — After a year's delay in opening the city's first park, officials plan to dedicate it in style.
From 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday,the city will host the grand opening of Pride Park, located on 68 acres off Taylor Mill Road, about four miles south of Interstate 275.
Invitations were sent to the city's 2,200 households.
“I hope that when residents see the park, they'll see that they're going to have a really beautiful place to bring their families,” said Taylor Mill Mayor Mark Kreimborg.
Booths will be set up featuring food from local restaurants, arts and crafts, and information about Taylor Mill's garden club, said City Administrator Jill Cain. There also will be pony rides, a petting zoo, hot air balloon rides, cloggers, a band, and karaoke. The evening will conclude with a fireworks display.
Because the park has limited parking, residents attending the event can catch shuttles running throughout the day from Allison and Rose Funeral Home and Scott High School, both in Taylor Mill.
First scheduled to open last December, the park's opening was delayed after city officials said the original contractor, House Construction Services of Cincinnati, failed to do the work according to plans.
The city rebid the project in July. In recent weeks, new contractor Stan Petrovic has had crews working long hours reconstructing and modifying deficient items, Mr. Kreimborg said.
“Stan Petrovic's bent over backwards to help us,” Mr. Kreimborg said. “He's worked on weekends and into evenings just to make sure everything's done.”
The park's initial phase includes a playground, part of a walking trail, 24 parking spaces, picnic tables, benches and trash cans.
The city hopes to start construction of the second phase, which has yet to be bid, by spring. That phase will include a picnic shelter and restrooms.
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