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The City of Florence has started a major upgrade at
Miller Park, with work continuing throughout much
of the summer. The main restrooms and concession
stand will be replaced using funds secured through
a grant obtained by the Public Works Department.
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MILLER from page 1A
the outdated facilities at
the park, including new re-
strooms and an updated con-
cession stand. The underly-
ing electrical and plumbing
systems to these buildings
will also be replaced.
The money was received
after Public Works Director
Mike Miller applied for state
and federal assistance to up-
grade parts of the deteriorat-
ing infrastructure at the park
and the initial stages of the
project have begun.
According to Miller, the
project is a bit behind sched-
ule but, as with many projects
of similar scope, delays are
inevitable. In this case, the
original contractor awarded
the bid was unable to begin
work as expected and an al-
ternate vendor was selected.
This change caused a brief
delay in construction, which
is now beginning, with initial
work underway to prepare
the site for a complete over-
haul later this summer.
“We have crews placing
and compacting gravel for
the footings and slab to bring
everything up to final grade
before the concrete is poured.
Once the gravel is compacted
and to the final grade, crews
will install the rebar for the
slab and then pour the con-
crete footings and slab,” Mill-
er said. “The rough plumbing
and electrical conduits have
been installed, with the labor
to install the plumbing do-
nated by several of our area
plumbers.”
The upgrades to the park
are important as community
use of the park has increased,
as evidenced by the Aug. 6
return of Florence Police De-
partment’s “National Night
Out,” a safety and informa-
tional event that made its de-
but last year.
The National Night Out
was designed to offer an in-
clusive community event that
is oriented towards improv-
ing communication and trust
between local first respond-
ers and residents. Last year’s
event was such a success that
Police Chief Tom Turner re-
ported that the Florence Po-
lice Department had been
awarded the “Rookie of The
Year Award” for its efforts.
The improvement of all
of the parks in Florence was
included in the 2019 City
of Florence Workplan and
highlighted as a priority goal
during the next biennium.
The current workplan specif-
ically mentions working with
the Siuslaw Baseball Associ-
ation, Siuslaw Youth Soccer
Association and other com-
munity partners to improve
and expand sport and fitness
opportunities for residents at
Miller Park.
Florence has nearly 200
acres of public park lands at
22 different sites, many of
which offer opportunities for
volunteers to assist staff in
maintaining the parks.
There is also an Adopt-a-
Park Program, which allows
individuals to focus their vol-
unteer efforts on one park in
which they have a particular
interest.
For more information, visit
ci.florence.or.us or call 541-
997-4106.
SPARKLE from page 1A
Campfires from visiting RV-
ers lit the dusk air as hundreds
packed Darlings’ parking lot
and marina to partake in the
festivities.
A live rock band entertained
the audience as the commu-
nity gathered to play games,
eat barbecue from Darlings’
restaurant and catch up with
old friends.
A few good Samaritans even
handed out free sparklers to
children by the dock.
As the stars began to shine
and the pyrotechnicians were
in place, the band played a Jimi
Hendrix-inspired rendition of
“The Star-Spangled Banner,”
which was almost immediate-
ly followed by the first round
of crashing booms as the fire-
works lit up the light sky.
The firework staging area,
located on the marina dock,
was just a few hundred feet
from land, giving the audience
the full impact of the hundreds
of multi-colored fireworks that
exploded above Siltcoos Lake.
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