The Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater is nearly complete.
The Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater is almost finished! At Monday's update, Tracie Sanchez told us that the grass is coming in well and the finishing touches are being put on the amphitheater. It will be ready for the grand opening weekend August 2-6. Bart Mills from the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima, Jesse Cunningham from Allen Lima Leadership and Carmen Cecala-Wells from the Civic Center outlined grand opening events including concerts, a hog roast, arts festival and children's festival.
We also welcomed Tara Reynolds-Bales, the new Executive Director of the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission. She explained that RPC has responsibility for a number of vital roles in our community, including:
•Developing an integrated transportation plan for the region
•Guiding informed decision-making across a broad cross-section of community representatives;
•Reviewing and approving the allocation of millions of dollars for improvements of roadways and bridges;
•Ensuring that residents have the opportunity to utilize alternative modes of transportation; and
•Reviewing and prioritizing expenditures for walkways, bicycle trails, transit, and paratransit options.
Regional Planning also compiles and archives a wide variety of data about the county, including population and housing reports; traffic and crash analysis; zoning, land use and soil information; and much more.
•Guiding informed decision-making across a broad cross-section of community representatives;
•Reviewing and approving the allocation of millions of dollars for improvements of roadways and bridges;
•Ensuring that residents have the opportunity to utilize alternative modes of transportation; and
•Reviewing and prioritizing expenditures for walkways, bicycle trails, transit, and paratransit options.
Regional Planning also compiles and archives a wide variety of data about the county, including population and housing reports; traffic and crash analysis; zoning, land use and soil information; and much more.
