Historic value versus usefulness took center stage Thursday during the Parks and Recreation Department’s Park Board meeting.
The fence along West Third Street that lines Liberty Park has been rusting for several years and Parks crews have been working to take it down to be sandblasted and repaired. Parks Director Mark Hewett said he’d received several phone calls from residents complaining about the fence being down.
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