Last week the city of Searcy announced that Whitlow Engineering Services will create a plan to improve Riverside Park.<\/p>\n
City alderman Logan Cothern said the Searcy Regional Economic Development Corporation (SREDC) received a $50,000 grant to begin plans for improvement and once that plan is in place he said he hopes it will be easier to find funding.<\/p>\n
Adam Whitlow, president of Whitlow Engineering Services, said a timeline for the project has not been created but they have been working with SREDC for the last few months.<\/p>\n
“It’ll be a lengthy process,” Whitlow said. “The first thing we’ll do is evaluate all the potential ideas the city gave us.”<\/p>\n
Whitlow said some of those ideas include new playground equipment, sand volleyball courts, an amphitheater, campsites and a grassy area for lawn games and picnics. He said the next step in the process is to meet with the SREDC and Searcy Parks and Recreation to prioritize the list.<\/p>\n
“Economies of scale and the reality of the funding available will dictate a lot of that,” Buck Layne, president of the Searcy Chamber of Commerce, said. “Once the plan is completed and things are discussed, a plan of action will be developed in regard to fundraising and other opportunities.”<\/p>\n
Cothern said no decisions have been made about what changes will occur in Riverside Park, but he wanted to add an extension to the bike trail.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“We’ve talked about walking trails, improving the dock area and a Frisbee golf course,” Cothern said. “We’ve been talking about that for a while, but we didn’t have the funds.”<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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