Medina looks to paint, spruce up ‘Spider’ and other equipment at Gulf Street Park
Photo by Tom Rivers
MEDINA – The “Spider” could be on the move, but not too far at Gulf Street Park in Medina.
The Spider has been part of the park for at least a half century. Now it is an obstacle at a new disc golf course at Gulf Street Park.
Some of the players have been complaining about some of the playground equipment being in the way, Jason Watts, DPW superintendent, told the Village Board on Monday evening.
He is looking to move the Spider, Merry-Go-Round and possibly some other equipment to a different part of the park.
A backstop for baseball and softball players may be relocated to the Pine Street Park, Watts suggested at the meeting. He said the swing-set should stay put because that would be challenging to move.
Village Trustee Marguerite Sherman said the Spider and the equipment that stays at Gulf Street should be painted with wood chips added to the ground for the apparatus.
“If a park is inviting, kids will want to come to it,” Sherman said. “That park is not inviting right now.”
The park wasn’t getting much use in recent years. But the new disc golf course has been popular, Watts said. He expects some of the disc golf players will bring their children to Gulf Street and they could use the playground while their parents play disc golf.
Watts also informed the board that a contractor is expected to be at Butts Park this week to pave the new basketball courts.