ON DECK AT BENJAMIN HANBY PARK
SYMPHONY GROVE CONSTRUCTION Benjamin Hanby Park (4 Vine St.) is receiving an upgrade in the coming months as part of a project between Westerville Parks and Recreation and the Westerville Symphony Board. “We are very excited about our partnership with the Symphony Board and the opportunity to refresh and enrich this pocket park,” said Parks and Facilities Development Administrator Laura Ball. “We hope nearby residents enjoy the garden-like setting the project will create. It should be the perfect place to catch up with a friend, relax or read with a child.” With construction planned for late summer or early fall, the concept includes a realigned brick walkway, new benches, landscaping materials for new beds and several new trees. Each tree in the park will represent a piece of music. For more information on Symphony Grove at Benjamin Hanby Park and all Westerville Parks and Recreation offers, visit www.westerville.org/parks.
Butterfly Memorial HONORS FLOYD SIEBERT Construction is underway on a project to honor Westerville Senior Center friend Floyd Siebert. Siebert, who passed away earlier this year, will be honored with a butterfly memorial behind the Senior Center entrance at the Westerville Community Center (350 N. Cleveland Ave.). More than 50 plants will surround the Butterfly Memorial, which has been funded by the Westerville Senior Association. After volunteering his time teaching digital photography classes at the Senior Center, Siebert went on to serve as a member of the board for the Westerville Senior Association. He then was honored in 2016 for his service at the Senior Center with a bronze star placed on their Star Wall.
In addition to the Memorial, a 20-by-45-foot social patio is in the works for the coming months. The patio, which also will be situated outside the Senior Center entrance, will have room for passholders to play a variety of games, including cornhole, and will be surrounded by a plethora of plants and trees. For more information on the latest updates at the Community Center, visit www.westerville.org/communitycenter.
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