Briefs: Land Bank awards bids, Music at the Mural, Galion history tours, AMVETS breakfast
Crawford County Land Bank awards $553,000 in construction bids
The Crawford County Land Reutilization Corporation, also known as the Crawford County Land Bank, has awarded bids for building demolitions for the Norton Bicentennial Park project in Bucyrus and the East School project in Galion. Demolitions are expected to begin after June 15 and to be completed within nine months.
The lowest and winning bid for demolition of the former Home City Ice Plant at the Norton Bicentennial Park site, 510 N. Sandusky St., was $214,325. The lowest and winning bid for the demolition of East School, 127 E. North St., Galion, was for $339,403. The winning firm for both bids was Advanced Demolition Services from McComb. Any additional need for asbestos and other remediation and associated costs are yet to be determined.
Both projects were awarded grants last July through the Ohio Department of Development. The land bank received a $778,000 Brownfield Remediation Program grant for the Galion East School project and a $352,250 Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program grant for the Norton Bicentennial Park project in Bucyrus.
The park project is envisioned as a 2.5-acre park that will feature a pavilion, playground, dog park, restrooms, parking for food trucks and s a tribute to Johnny Appleseed and the Norton family, which settled Bucyrus. The end use of the Galion East site has not yet been determined.
Music at the Mural Series welcomes piano and song man
Matthew Ball, who's known as The Boogie Woogie Kid with five million YouTube views, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday as part of the Music at the Mural Series at Schines Art Park, 300 S. Sandusky Ave.
Ball will perform American songbook favorites from New Orleans and the Swing Era.
Summer hours at Galion historical sites
GALION — The Galion History Center has announced summer open hours for Brownella Cottage and Museum and The Hayden-Helfrich Annex Museum.
Brownella Cottage will be open June 1, 15 and 29; July 13 and 17; and Aug. 10 and 24. The Hayden-Helfrich Annex Museum will be open June 8 and 22; July 6 and 20; and Aug. 3, 17 and 31. Thursday night hours are 6-8 p.m. Tours are self-guided.
Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children 6 and older.
AMVETS monthly breakfast will be on Saturday
AMVETS Post 27, 235 E. Galen St., Bucyrus, will offer its monthly breakfast 7-10 a.m. Saturday. The cost is $8. The public is welcome. Proceeds benefit the Crawford County Veterans Hall of Fame.
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Land Bank awards demolition bids, Schines Art Park concert, breakfast
