BLOOMINGTON - Mayor John Hamilton announced today that Tim Street will serve as Interim Director of the Parks and Recreation Department effective October 17, succeeding current Director Paula McDevitt, who is retiring effective October 16. Tim Street Tim Street has served as Director of th .
But repairs, improvements will happen first
The Herald-Times
The city plans to reopen the road through Lower Cascades Park that had been closed to vehicle traffic for a pilot project, after critics said the closure prevented people with mobility issues from accessing the park’s most beautiful areas.
“Reopening Old State Road 37 … made the most sense at this time,” Bloomington Public Works Director Adam Wason told the public works board this week.
The city in March of last year converted a 0.6-mile segment of North Old Ind. 37 to a bicycle and pedestrian trail as part of a pilot project. An engineering firm hired by the city parks department provided three potential options for a bike/ped path in 2019, though it recommended against a full road closure, in part because that option was opposed by the public, emergency services and even park staff.