Cortland's sled hill won't be ready this season

January 12, 2016 at 9:27a.m.

CORTLAND

The long-awaited sled-riding hill at Eastlake Metropark on state Route 46 in Cortland, just north of the Lake Vista retirement community, won’t be ready this winter.

Zachary Svette, projects manager for the Trumbull County MetroParks, said the city of Cortland is still working to get the hill seeded with grass, and it won’t be ready until “hopefully next year.”

An erosion problem prevented the hill from being used last year. The project was jointly constructed by the MetroParks and city of Cortland in 2014.

Donald Wittman, Cortland Service director, said in late 2014 that the city acquired dirt from from various city projects to create a hill about 25 feet high with slopes of different types, including areas for smaller children.

When contacted Tuesday, Wittman referred questions to Svette.