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HERITAGE TRAIL INTERPRETIVE SIGN PROJECT AND SHEAR PARK RECONSTRUCTION
W. Fischer, Supervisor of Parks Planning and Development provided a presentation regarding the Heritage Trail and Interpretive Signage and Shear Park Playground Reconstruction.
He discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• An outline of the heritage trail concept including the ten heritage trail signs and tour districts;
• An illustration of the Heritage Trail - Tiffin Boat Launch Lay-by Station;
• An illustration of a New Interpretive Lay-by Station for the Allandale Village;
• An illustration of a sample interpretive sign which will include a history of Barrie;
• An illustration of a sample interpretive sign for the East End of North Shore Trail - Kempenfelt Village;
• An illustration the Recognition Sign of a cast bronze imprint of a “High-Five” from Barrie’s first Mayor Willard Kinzie which will be located at the end of the North Shore Trails (Kempenfelt Village Lay-by Station);
• Shear Park Playground Reconstruction indicating construction was completed in July, 2016; and
• An illustration of the Military Heritage Park Detailed Concept.
Members of the Committee asked questions of the presenter and received responses from City staff.