{"id":20798,"date":"2012-02-18T06:18:37","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T11:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=20798"},"modified":"2012-02-20T07:03:33","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T12:03:33","slug":"jubilee-park-to-get-concession-standrestroom-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/02\/18\/jubilee-park-to-get-concession-standrestroom-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Park to get concession stand, restrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n

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Van Wert Parks Director Sue Heppeard looks at plans for a new concessions\/restroom facility planned for Jubilee Park this year. (Dave Mosier\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With a second ballfield in the works at Jubilee Park — and the additional traffic that would bring — the Van Wert Parks Department is now putting together final plans for a new concession stand\/restroom facility at the park.<\/p>\n

Parks Director Sue Heppeard said Friday that a one-story, 26-by-32-foot metal-sided building would be constructed this spring to provide concessions and restroom facilities for both the existing ballfield and the one that will be under construction this spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, all we have for concessions at Jubilee Park is a trailer,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

The planned facility would also provide some much-needed storage space for the parks department, Heppeard said. \u201cWe\u2019re always fighting for storage,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

Unlike the current restrooms, the new facilities would be locked when no games are being played, Heppeard said, to make them more secure when not in use.<\/p>\n

She noted that the Van Wert Lions Club — which has traditionally provided many volunteer hours on Jubilee Park projects — would be building the new facility, while the parks department would purchase the materials for the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big savings and very much welcome,\u201d Heppeard said of the Lions\u2019 contribution to the project. The club will also be providing some financial aid as well, the parks director added. Because volunteer labor is being used, though, Heppeard couldn’t say for sure when the facility would be completed.<\/p>\n

The new building would be located west of the outfield fence at the existing ballfield, Heppeard explained, adding that she wanted a more centralized location, but with the location of the parking lot and other facilities, this was the best location possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople will have to walk a little bit from both ballfields, but it shouldn\u2019t be too bad,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Final figures aren\u2019t in at this point, Heppeard said, noting that the project would probably cost somewhere between $20,000 and $30,000. She also said that, while the Lions and several other groups and businesses have made donations to the project, more would be welcome to help offset the impact the project will have on her capital improvement budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s put it this way, if I don\u2019t get a little more (financial) help on this project, I won\u2019t be able to do any other capital projects this year,\u201d the parks director said.<\/p>\n

Those interested in donating can call Heppeard at the parks department office: 419.238.9121.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/independent editor With a second ballfield in the works at Jubilee Park — and the additional traffic that would bring — the Van Wert Parks Department is now putting together final plans for a new concession stand\/restroom facility at the park. Parks Director Sue Heppeard said Friday that a one-story, 26-by-32-foot metal-sided building would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-05 06:12:13","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20798\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}