Mill Creek MetroParks Seeks Public Comment for Road Resurfacing Project

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Mill Creek MetroParks is soliciting public comment for an upcoming improvement project. Memorial Hill Drive, the historic entrance to Mill Creek Park, stretches from Glenwood Avenue to West Glacier Drive.  The proposed rehabilitation project will improve safety and driving conditions for vehicular traffic, preserve the roadway’s original function, and restore the user experience along Memorial Hill Drive in Mill Creek Park.

The project consists of furnishing labor, materials and equipment necessary to replace the existing asphalt roadway.  Planing of the existing asphalt concrete between curbs and installation of new asphalt concrete courses will address deteriorated driving surfaces and improve surface drainage.  The roadway will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic during construction of the project.

The project is substantially funded through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Park District Road Improvement Fund.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried-out by ODOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 11, 2015, and executed by FHWA and ODOT.  The proposed project will not impact any cultural resources, suspect hazardous waste sites or ecological resources. The project will not result in substantial impacts to the environment either individually or cumulatively. The project will not result in substantial impacts to the environment either individually or cumulatively. In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (codified as 36 CFR 800), ODOT requests information regarding the presence of any known cultural resources in the vicinity of the project. Cultural resources include prehistoric and historic archaeological sites, historic bridges, historic buildings, sites and districts.

Public comment will be received by the MetroParks through Monday, March 14, 2016.  Please submit comments to: Mill Creek MetroParks; RE: Memorial Hill Drive; P.O. Box 596; Canfield, Ohio 44406-0596.

The project is anticipated to commence in the summer of 2016. Please call 330-702-3000 with questions.

Season Long Amateur Golf Series to be Held at Mill Creek

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Mill Creek Golf Course will be offering a season long amateur golf series open to players of all ages and abilities for the first time in 2016. The Donald Ross Amateur Series will consist of seven different events throughout the golf season. There will be an open division and handicap flights for men and women. A valid USGA GHIN Handicap is required for all players participating in the tournament series.

Each of the seven events will honor one of Mill Creek’s past or current PGA Professionals through the years. The winners of each event will receive a Mill Creek Golf Shop gift certificates along with a plaque commemorating the event.  At the end of year a season long most valuable player (MVP) will be announced. The MVPs will be the male and female players who have accumulated the most points throughout the season.  Both MVP winners will receive the Donald Ross Trophy at the last event of the series which will be played in August.

The seven Donald Ross Amateur Series events are:
2-Person Scramble | Saturday, April 23, 2016
2-Person Best Ball | Saturday, May 21, 2016
Individual Stroke Play | Saturday, June 18, 2016
Season Long Individual Match Play | 1st round – May 23, 2016
Season Long 2-Person Team Match Play | 1st round – May 23, 2016
2-Person Alternate Shot | Saturday, July 16, 2016
2-Person 6-6-6 Tournament | Saturday, August 27, 2016                    

For questions and more information, call Mill Creek Golf Course at 330.740.7112 or visit www.millcreekmetroparks.org.

Notice of February Board Meeting

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The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks has been scheduled for Monday, February 8 at 6 p.m. at the MetroParks Farm (7574 Columbiana-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH 44406). The agenda will be available after 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting.