Workshop discusses plans to revitalize Wick Park

Workshop discusses plans to revitalize Wick Park

YOUNGSTOWN — For Tyler Clark, an improved Wick Park would mean things like more outdoor concerts, playgrounds and a variety of family-oriented events.

“I’d [also] like to see the fountain be active again, and do some sports-related stuff,” the Youngstown man added.

Clark, along with his children, Ridley, 4, and 6-year-old Boston, was one of about 80 people to attend the Wick Park Revitalization Community Design workshop today at Park Vista Retirement Community, 1216 Fifth Ave., on the city’s North Side.

The session, sponsored by Youngstown CityScape, Defend Youngstown and the city, was the first of three and was designed to explore ways to revitalize the park and surrounding neighborhoods, as well as to gather ideas on what people feel the area needs.

The workshop also included breakout groups in which attendees discussed what they think are vital short- and long-term goals and needs.

One of the speakers was Anthony Kobak, chief planner for the city of Youngstown, who pointed out that a component of the Youngstown 2010 plan includes individual strategies, with community input, to address the needs of the city’s 127 neighborhoods. The city planning commission has come up with comprehensive plans for three so far, including the Garden District on the West Side, he said.

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