Seventh Street Park: The Process Continues

Today, Gossips received, from Branda Maholtz at HDC, the results of the Seventh Street Park Survey. The full report can be reviewed here, but this post will provide the highlights. 

A total of 414 people participated in the survey, and the results seem overwhelmingly to support the idea of restoring the historic park instead of pursuing the proposed new concept. In response to the survey item reproduced below, which asked people to indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 what they would like to see done with the park, 143 people opted for 1: "Historic Restoration of the Park."

    

The responses to questions about specific renovations people would like to see yielded these priorities: 1. Redo the fountain; 2. Maintain health of trees; 3. Update sidewalks.

When asked the nature of the "redo" of the fountain people wanted, the responses were overwhelmingly in favor of a historic restoration of the fountain, to bring it back to what it originally was.

Word on whether or not the City will receive the $350,000 grant for Seventh Street Park is not expected until November.
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Post card images courtesy Chad Weckler and Columbia County Historical Society: Evelyn and Robert Monthie Slide Collection