Comments on: Glenlake Park Progess Update

By: Decatur Insider

Decatur Insider — Mon, 17 May 2010 03:59:02 +0000

It is not possible to give an exact date, but much of the dealy was due to the fact that the saturated soil could not provide a good base for the asphalt. Now that the asphalt trails are in, the grand opening should be around the corner.

By: hack

hack — Mon, 17 May 2010 01:58:00 +0000

Can someone say when does it finally open?

By: Decatur Insider

Decatur Insider — Mon, 17 May 2010 01:22:40 +0000

I agree with Hmmm. I’ve been a frequent visitor to Glenlake park since 1989. I’ve seen the improvements to the park and I know that there was a lot of input gathered from the community. The new Glenlake Park is beautiful.

FYI: Concrete is much more expensive than asphalt.

By: Hmmm...

Hmmm... — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:57:02 +0000

I’m reading a whole lotta whining. Hey, it’s not finished yet. Wait until it’s done, take a tour, e-mail questions to Hugh Saxon and Jabari Cole. Then judge.

And remember, there were five or six public meetings about this. No other metro area city or county gathers as much public input upfront as the CofD.

By: DEM

DEM — Sun, 16 May 2010 14:56:02 +0000

I’ve stopped by the cemetary to look in on progress on many occassions, and it is quite rare for the park to be free of residents ignoring the “park is closed” signs. I’ve even seen many people letting dogs run around on new sod. In the end, most of that probably did not hurt anything. But still, how much self-control foes it take to walk someplace else and let the project be completed?

I personally think this project was a massive waste of Decatur’s time and money, but that’s no reason to ignore the signs and just enter the park anyway.