SYRACUSE — Syracuse Park Foundation Board approved a quote from Patriot Tree Services LLC of Goshen for $3,500 to remove dead and dying trees along the creek behind the Harold Schrock Athletic Complex during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, March 22. Chad Jonsson, park superintendent, explained many of these trees are ash trees.

Syracuse Park Department approved purchasing a 6.5 acre parcel from the Syracuse Rotary Club during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The new park, located in Wawasee Heights, will be the first Syracuse park to be located south of the railroad tracks. The park foundation board has been discussing purchasing the property for about a …read more.

Syracuse Town Council approved accepting 6 1/2 acres of property if the Syracuse Park Foundation Board purchases it. The property is located at the end of Wildwood Drive and the Rotary Club had another potential purchaser. Syracuse Park Superintendent Chad Jonsson and Bob Smith, president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc., came before the …read more.