Thanks to the Village of LaGrange, the park now has an additional 1000 feet of road with a cul-de-sac. This completes the total park roadway of 1800 feet. In the future the cul-de-sac will be replaced with parking areas for the second baseball complex and the football fields. The Village has also facilitated the completion of seven soccer fields, varying in size from U-7 to High School! The developers of the Durham Ridge subdivision constructed the new road and soccer complex. The work was completed in exchange for six acres of parkland owned by the Village of LaGrange inside of the Durham Ridge subdivision.

Because of overwhelming support by volunteers and contributions by local organizations, all five softball/baseball diamonds were completed this spring. Original plans called for two diamonds to be completely finished. The park is looking great thanks to the Village’s hiring of two part-time summer employees who have put in a large number of hours working in the park. The Village of LaGrange also used its recycling grant to supply the park with new waste receptacles.

The Park Board is now an independent entity, submitting a budget to the Village and Township governments. They will continue to do work on the long-range plan. The constructing of the concession stand/restroom/storage facility in the center of the ball field complex is now complete and is one of the nicest facilities in Lorain County. A tremendous amount of volunteer work went into the concession stand. The Park Board is particularly sensitive to all demographic segments of the township and village, so the construction of walking trails throughout the park has been completed with volunteer’s efforts. In order for the park phases to continue to be developed, the LaGrange Township Trustees will have to ask for a small levy in the future. If you like what you see now, please consider voting for a future levy so that the park can be completed in a timely fashion.