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We are very excited and pleased to post these pictures. What you see here is the The CDC’s newest park, the Shon Lenzo Nature Space. This project is nearing completion and when done, the citizens of Guernsey County will have a beautiful new open green space area of 70 acres that will provide people with opportunities to hike, mountain bike, explore and fish. The new addition is named after the previous owner that sold the property to the CDC and donated 25% of the appraised value to bring this deal to fruition. Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for updated information including address, more pictures and an opening date.
Also located on the property is the 18 hole Bobcat Run Disc Golf Course. This course is open and free to the public to enjoy.
This project was made possible thanks to a grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission’s Clean Ohio Fund
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Throughout the past few months our work crews have attempted to keep pace with necessary updates and repairs to The Great Guernsey Trail, our dog park and Coal Ridge Park and Trails. All along the trail you will notice that the old wooden message boards have been replaced with new sturdier display boards that are weather and graffiti resistant. At our dog park (located at the Corduroy Rd trail head), we installed some tires, a ramp and a fire hydrant for our four legged furry friends. There is still some more work to be done at the dog park, but we need the ground to dry up. Lastly we are finishing the second and last walking bridge that will connect the Great Guernsey Trail with Coal Ridge. All of these projects have been paid for by grants and private donations, without that monetary support, we couldn’t do what we do. As the year progresses we have a LOT more updates on the project books for our trail, including the resurfacing of the first mile of our trail, so keep an eye on the The Guernsey County Community Development’s Facebook page for updates.
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The CDC is launching its latest capital campaign to help improve the lives of local residents. The goal of this campaign is to raise $20,000 to build a new skatepark at Baker Family Park, located on Corduroy Rd near the trail head of the Great Guernsey Trail.
The Project consists of creating a paved pad for skaters to utilize and to place on top of the pad, the skate equipment that was recently donated by the City of Cambridge, to the CDC. The area will be roughly equivalent to the size of a tennis court and be open and free to the public.
So far we have raised $4,000.00 from the proceeds of our Sportsman’s Bash and Expo, but we need an additional $16,000.00. We will be applying for a $5,000.00 grant from Rotary Club of Cambridge (fingers crossed) and seeking out corporate and individual donations.
We know that asking people to donate to a cause is hard, because let’s face it, everyone is on a fixed income, but even a donation of $25.00 will go a long way to helping create one more attraction for our local children and young adults to use. I know a lot of you are always saying, “There is a not a lot of things for people to do here….” well, now is your chance to help make a difference.
Call us today with your donation, 740-439-0020 and we can process your generous gift right over the phone. You can also go online and donate, by going to the CDC’s Donation Page, or by sending in your check to PO Box 1175 Cambridge, Ohio 43725. Because the CDC is a nonprofit, all donations are tax deductible.
Supporters will be honored with the placement of his or her name on the donation sign that will be installed next to the skatepark.
In closing I want to ask you to think about the things that you wish you had when you were a young person, now imagining donating just a few dollars to help make a wish come true for area children!
Together we can achieve anything…
Sincerely,
Ronald D. Gombeda
Executive Director
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