Harmony Park

The third township park, most often referred to as Harmony Park , has had many new improvements over the last few years.   The park is located behind McDonald’s, in between the Senior Center and the Fire Station.   The park is home to the Snyder School House and Museum, a renovation effort completed by the Historical Committee. The improvements to the park have been two playground areas which have seen many hours of use by Warner School children and youth from the neighborhood area.   Benches have been added in the last year to offer respite for parents watching their children play.   In the summer and fall of 2004, the basketball court was constructed (directly behind the Fire Station) and the softball diamond was moved and completely renovated.   In the fall of 2005, the members of the Park Committee and other volunteers from the Township donated their time to construct the new pavilion.   It is a 40’ x 60’ open-air structure.   This was a major undertaking and took several months to complete, but the end result is a beautiful complement to the rest of the park.   Our thanks go out to John Ball for donating his labor to roof the pavilion and many thanks to Spring Arbor Lumber for their donation of time and their forklift to allow us to move the materials.   A big thanks to Stan Lyon for the use of his time and equipment to place the trusses on the beams, and a big thanks to Robert Pohl for providing labor and equipment to dig the holes for the supporting beams.   The Township Board and the Park Committee are extremely grateful to all who helped in this construction project to make our community a nicer place to live.   In the summer of 2006, our plans are to pour the cement floor for the pavilion and providing the funds are available, we will add picnic tables and outdoor grill equipment.

Future plans for this park include the construction of a walking path that will meander around the entire park and connect to the Senior Center.   Benches and landscaping will be the final addition to complement the walking path.   The path is intended to have mile markers for those interested in using it as a fitness path.   The original plans for the park also include a putting green which will be located in the southwest corner of the park.

For those of you interested, the Park Committee is selling pavers which will be placed in the concrete floor of the pavilion.   They are 4” x 7” gray granite pavers which can be inscribed with your name.   Cost of the paver is $75.00, plus $1.50 for each character inscribed on the paver.   To obtain a brochure, click here.