A large, round depression in the ground behind the 4-H building in Grand Marais is not the result of a meteor strike or an alien landing. It is the beginning of one of the improvements to be made on the grounds of the Community Center this summer.
People attending the Small Footprint Living Fair June 12-13 will help install a rain garden behind the 4-H building. The building had previously flooded, causing major damage to the wood floor. The rain garden is designed to absorb large amounts of rainfall in order to prevent flooding in the future.
At the request of numerous parents, a shade canopy is being installed over a sandbox in the playground. The swings are being replaced, and new wood chips will be laid down to comply with safety regulations.
The county board gave its approval Tuesday, June 9, 2009 for replacement of timbers bordering the Community Center building and grounds and removal of numerous overgrown juniper bushes at a cost not to exceed $11,584. According to Community Center Director Diane Booth, the 12-year-old cedar timbers are crumbling, while the spikes inside them are sticking out. “I’m really concerned about the safety factor,” she said. New timbers will be treated all the way through, unlike the old ones. Booth said she would try to find a good use for the juniper bushes that have become too big for their present locations.
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