College Heights Commons

Grant Awarded

College Heights CommonsLMNA has been awarded its Fourth Neighborhood Matching Grant from the City of Lakeland's Community Development Department. The $5,000 in grant monies will be used to continue the beautification projects in this wonderful neighborhood park.

Several proposals were suggested last year and the majority favored installing a brick pathway through the park. The pathway will be constructed of antique bricks and installed by Kelly's Masonry. It will run from the sidewalk on South Blvd., through the gate and along the border of the existing landscaping. From there it will follow the curve at the sculpture and continue along the south and west perimeters of the park. Weed and Feed

College Heights CommonsPlease mark your calendars for Saturday, April 1st to participate in a "Weed and Feed" maintenance morning. Spring will have arrived in all of its glory and we will need to tend to the existing plants and grass in our park prior to beginning the new construction. In anticipation of the pathway, we will be installing new landscaping that will circle the trees on the south border as well as the park sign. Again this year, the City of Lakeland, via Bill Koen, will supply assorted plants and Nate Smith, Arbor Tech Tree Care Inc., will supply the mulch.

Volunteers are needed to do the planting and install additional irrigation to cover the two new landscape beds. My thanks to all of you who pledged volunteer hours to bring these plans to fruition. If you would still like to sign up, please contact me, Diane Wulf, at 687-2607. Without our volunteers none of this would be possible! May you enjoy the satisfaction of having contributed to our neighborhood in such a significant way.

Park VolunteersI also encourage you to make use of College Heights Commons. If you would like to hold a formal function there, simply contact the College Heights Methodist Church secretary and complete a "Facility Use Request Form". Finally, mark your calendar for the Celebration/Volunteer Appreciation Party on Friday, August 25th at the Commons to honor our volunteers and celebrate the completion of the 2006 improvement projects.