{"id":92480,"date":"2017-08-30T17:21:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T22:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=92480"},"modified":"2017-08-30T17:22:14","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T22:22:14","slug":"fountain-park-renovated-for-concert-goers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/08\/30\/fountain-park-renovated-for-concert-goers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fountain Park renovated for concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have probably noticed Fountain Park being cordoned off recently.\u00a0I announced to the audience at our concert in the park on August 11 that work would begin in Fountain Park later in the summer.\u00a0Former Van Wert County Foundation trustee and local businessman Mike Gearhart recommended this work before his untimely passing a year ago.\u00a0And holding true to his request, the Van Wert County Foundation is working with the City Parks & Recreation Department to re-grade Fountain Park for a more enjoyable outdoor concert experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may have noticed, especially if you arrive later than most, that the viewing of the concert stage is less desirable once you have to sit on the north side of the hill in the center of Fountain Park.\u00a0Well, the foundation is working with Alexander & Bebout to remove the hill and slope the ground from the stage all the way back to the sidewalk in front of the gazebo.\u00a0This should allow more people to have a clear view of the stage at the south side of Fountain Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

In talking with former Van Wert mayor Stan Agler, he said that the park was constructed for viewing of concerts, but not to the extent of (the large crowds) the Fountain Park Summer Music Series concerts have drawn in attendance.\u00a0We haven\u2019t outgrown Fountain Park, just the design.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kudos to former mayor Agler for having the foresight to create such a nice park for concerts and other activities; however, we have outgrown the design.\u00a0So now the Van Wert County Foundation will try to improve everyone\u2019s concert experience, starting next summer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The project should be completed before the first snowfall this year.\u00a0Unfortunately, a couple trees will need to be removed, but more will be replaced, along with some nice landscaping, to make Fountain Park comfortable and enjoyable for the Van Wert community — and the many visitors who come to our concerts each summer.\u00a0Our hope is that ,with some time and good growth, we will have nice shade trees once again in Fountain Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am heading to a conference this week to start work on next year\u2019s concerts.\u00a0Hopefully by late winter, we will have another spectacular concert season to announce for Fountain Park in 2018.\u00a0The concerts and new grass and design are all compliments of The Van Wert County Foundation and city parks department.<\/span><\/p>\n

It won\u2019t be long before we get the season started at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.\u00a0We are gearing up for a terrific season.\u00a0Ticket sales are keeping our box office busy and that makes me happy!\u00a0Plan now for your next great concert experience at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

FIN\u00c9.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You have probably noticed Fountain Park being cordoned off recently.\u00a0I announced to the audience at our concert in the park on August 11 that work would begin in Fountain Park later in the summer.\u00a0Former Van Wert County Foundation trustee and local businessman Mike Gearhart recommended this work before his untimely passing a year ago.\u00a0And holding […]<\/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-92480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 05:52:38","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\/92480","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=92480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}