SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee heard updates on the new Conklin Bay boardwalk and SR 13 trail project at its meeting Monday, Oct. 28. Two of the contractors working on the current project attended the meeting. Christian Baybutt from Selge Construction and George Trueblood of Earth Source Inc. were at Monday night’s meeting. They gave …read more.

SYRACUSE — During its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation reviewed finances and a report from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation in regards to the Syracuse Community Center endowment, which it manages. Foundation treasurer Tom Edington talked about the finances from the month ending July 2019, which included funds for the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails. He …read more.

Megan McClellan, executive director for Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee, reported Thursday evening, May 24, more than $1 million has been received or pledged for the Conklin Bay Trail project. An anonymous $22,000 donation in April, matched by the Dekko Foundation, helped nudge the total over the seven-digit threshold. The committee approved a motion to solicit bids …read more.

SYRACUSE — Dan Ernst, a landscape architect with Earth Source, Fort Wayne, presented a detailed update on the Conklin Bay boardwalk project during the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail meeting Monday, March 20, talking about the approximately 90 percent complete draft of construction documents for the entire length of the corridor. He noted the permit process alone has …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation has received a permit to construct the boardwalk across the Conklin Bay wetlands and a trail parallel to SR 13 to Grandview Drive. Notification of a permit approval for the trail was approved by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, Friday, Dec. 30. The permit is valid …read more.