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Allen County-Harlan Community Projects

Community Park Improvements Project Description: Readiness:
The Harlan Community Park is in the heart of the Harlan community and is a place • Red Flag Survey: No significant environmental issues.
where residents and visitors gather for recreational activities and events such as • Permits Needed:
the Harlan Days festival. A recent survey shows strong support for investment into • Site Control/Acquisition Needed:
the park, particularly for an enhanced playground, walking trails, and improvements • Park is Owned by the Harlan Community Association (a 501c4)
GRABILL to the baseball league experience. The proposed Harlan Park Improvement Project
includes an accessible playground just north of the existing sport courts and existing Budget: $530,000
playground, bleacher upgrade improvements throughout the baseball diamonds,
HARLAN and an asphalt road connecting the east and west drives which can also be used
as a walking path. Funding Partners:
Allen County Commissioners
HOAGLAND The park improvements would allow for more people to enjoy, as a community, the
amenities that the Harlan Community Park
LEO-CEDARVILLE has to offer. These improvements would
TOWN OF HOAGLAND
not only enhance the Harlan Community
PARK MASTER PLAN
Park but would allow the necessary ESTIMATED BRUICK LN
EXISTING FEATURES PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ALLOWANCE
MONROEVILLE maintenance and upkeep of a community 1 2 ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND (OWNER INSTALLED) $200,000
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BASEBALL DIAMOND
2
MISCELLANEOUS SPORT COURT
PARK SIDEWALKS (CONCRETE)
$125,000
asset. 3 GRASS & OVERFLOW PARKING 3 DECORATIVE LIGHTING $85,000
4 GRAVEL PARKING LOT
5 PLAYGROUND 4 FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
PARK DRIVE EXTENSION (ASPHALT)
NEW HAVEN Impacts: 6 MISCELLANEOUS EVENT ARENA 5 6 AMPHITHEATER
COMMUNITY CENTER DRIVE
• Enhanced opportunities for park and 7 8 PARKING LOT (ASPHALT & STRIPING) 6 2 3
CHANGING STATION/RESTROOMS
WOODBURN recreation in East Allen County which 9 10 PRIVACY FENCE & TREES 12 2C 3 3
PARK LOOP (ASPHALT)
is currently underserved. 11 SIDEWALK LOOP (ASPHALT) 5 WAYNE ST
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• Improved accessibility and safety for 2 3 3
pedestrians with the addition of the 2
3
road connecting east and west drives, 6
new bleachers, and an accessible 3
playground.
• Enhanced space for community events. 2A HOUK DITCH
• Increased opportunity for 2B
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civic connection.
7A
• Implementation of Goal #4: Celebrate 11 10 7B 8
Community Identify and Quality of 9
Life Through Investment in Centers 1A
of Activity, Strategy 4.1 Physically
Improve the Harlan Community Park as
1B
part of the NewAllen Harlan Strategic 7C 1C
Investment Plan, 2016.
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