Parks & Recreation
Veterans Names To Be Engraved 2020
VETERANS NAMES TO BE ENGRAVED Antwerp Local School District Veterans and/or descendants of Veteran’s who would like to be included on the Veterans Memorial in Riverside Park can submit their information by October 9, 2020, for engraving to be done by Veteran’s Day. Applications can be picked up at the Antwerp VFW, Village Administrator’s Office …
Maumee River Water Trail Updates
Reminder of the upcoming meeting to introduce the Maumee River Water Trail to local citizens is scheduled to be held at the Paulding County Public Library on Monday, February 13 from 5:30 to 7:00pm. For those who may not be able to attend and would like to see a video of the highlights, please follow …
Antwerp Veterans Memorial Engraving
Veterans who would like to be included on the granite tablets at the Vets Memorial in Riverside Park may complete and submit the application shown below. Engravings are done once per year in November so any new applications for engravings should be turned into the Village by October 1st of each year. After submitting the …
Tennis Court Refurbish
The Antwerp Rotary has been fundraising for some time and has recently begun work efforts to refurbish the village tennis court. The court will have a new slab of concrete, additional drainage, and a sanded acrylic finish like those used on many tennis courts (shown in the picture). The court will also include playing boundaries …
New Hiking Trail at Riverside Park
The Antwerp Boy Scout Troop 143 has begun working to create a hiking trail in the lower portion of the property at Riverside Park. The project is the Eagle Scout project for Josh Ehlinger, who will head up work efforts. The trail will make a loop on what used to be the island and return …
Rain Gardens at Riverside Park
Sara Keeran and Nancy Lichty are heading a project to introduce Rain Gardens into the park to help resolve some drainage issues the park has developed over the years. The plan is to install a couple of gardens to help absorb some of the ponding that occurs near the playground. As those become more mature, future …
Canoe and Kayak Launch at Riverside Park
Mark Greenwood has been visiting with numerous agencies over the past months to determine how we can create a canoe kayak launch at Riverside Park. The ACDC has agreed to partner on this project, Jim Pendergrast is representing the ACDC. We will be surveying the current roadway and launch areas to begin creating formal layouts to …
Parks Board
Michelle Dooley, Board Member Mark Greenwood, Board Member Nancy Lichty, Board Member Keith West, Board Member Ray Delong, Advisor Sara Keeran, Advisor For additional information, please contact 419-258-2371