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PhaSe two of park project given go-ahead
Second stage of Exeter-Morrisson Corridor Project will include open grass areas
as well as design elements similar to MacNaughton Scenic Gardens
MacNaughton Park Scenic Garden, pictured above,
was completed last fall and includes a gazebo, lime-
stone boulders, a walkway with engraved paving
stones, a variety of plants, grasses, shrubs and trees
as well as benches and an arbor.
This garden was the first phase in the Exeter -Morrison
Corridor joint project between the town, Ausable Bay-
field
ayfield Conservation Authority and- the Exeter Lions
Club.
By Heather Mir
T -A Reporter
EXETE4t - The Exeter Lions Club
Is Spearheading the ::iff Stage of an
ongoing venture with the town and
the Ausable Bayfield conservation
Authority along the Exeter -
Morrison Corridor.
Following last Monday's meeting,
council acknowledged its support
for the second phase of the Mac -
Naughton Park project. ' The Lions
Club and the ABCA have also ap-
proved the design. Although John
Stephens, chairperson of the Park
Project Committee, said the second
phase was not scheduled for this
year, the installation of a water stor-
age tank beside the public pool
created a necessity for the work to
proceed quickly.
"We probably wouldn't have done
phase two this year but since it's
torn up, it dictated the timing," said
Stephens, "but we have 4o get out
of the public's pocket."
The work area will include the
space from Andrew Street to the
east side of the PUC building and
from the river, south to the back of
houses on Hill Street. The materials
and theme from the first stage of
the park project will be carried over
into this large area but the layout
won't be as concentrated. A sim-
ilar design for limestone gardens,
walkways and benches will be used
in addition to open grass space that
will blend into the area where the
pavilion stands. The wheelchair
accessible walkway will also hook
up with the Scenic Garden.
A large two-tiered boulder area
has been designed to accommodate
seating for the pool. Proposed
long-term plans include relocating
the wading pool in Victoria Park to
the east side of the existing pool
and demolishing the house owned
by the Conservation Authority to
create space for a playground, area.
The last proposal might raise some
controversy because the . building
was once the site of "birthing
house" and may be difficult for
many residents to part with.
Landscape Designer Mario Le-
vesque from All Pro Lawn and
Garden in Lucan was selected ply
the committee to create a design
that would suit the needs of the,
community. The first phase fea-
tures 10 gardens, benches, inter-
locking stone walkways, accent
lights and provides accessibility
for the physically challenged.
'he Lions Club will fundraise
,000 for the second stage of the
corridor project. Donors will be
displayed on bronze plaques, en-
graved on pav-
ing stone walk-
ways or
inscribed on cer-
tificates. Ap-
proximately 60
stones require
engraving in the
Scenic Gardens
and Stephens
said a few mem-
bers of the com-
munity has al-
ready offered
support for the
next stage.
Although a
start date has not
been set for
work to begin on
phase two of the
project, Stephen
said hey hopes
Mast of the landscaping will be
completed by fall. Timing will be
largely determined by when the
town is able, to finish the roadway
that gives access to the PUC build-
ing. The cost of surfacing and
moving the road slightly to im-
prove access to the buildings will
be absorbed by the town. Land-
scape work required around the
building, including
installing a re-
taining wall and
laying turf over the
reservoir, will be
paid for by the
PUC.
The grand
opening of the
MacNaughton
Park Scenic Gar-
dens, the first
phase of a long-
term project to de-
velop the Exeter -
Morrison corridor,
was held in Sep-
tember.
The goals of the
corridor project in-
clude providing
public open space
for recreation and
outdoor education opportunities,
preventing encroachment on the
Ausable River, creating a multi-
purpose trail system for year-round
use and initiating a wild life man-
agement program to increase the di-,
versity and quality of native wild-
life species for the area.
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The flag pole will be relocated
to a large boulder sitting.
area near the existing poo!.
Other features of the second
stage will include a large gar-
den, open turf, red oak trees,
as well as a scaled-down ver-
sion of the same design ele-
ments of the scenic garden.
The starting date for land-
scape work will be deter-
mined by when the town fin-'
'ishes construction of the
roadway that gives access to
the PUC building.
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