The Munson Springs Steering Committee presented its recommendations for the future use of Munson Springs – a 57-acre parcel of land on the eastern side of the village along Newark Granville Road – on Wednesday, Sept. 25, during the first of three public meetings on the committee’s report. About three dozen people attended the meeting to hear the report.
The top three recommendations, in no particular order, is to create a nature preserve; a public park with playing fields; or a community center, possibly with a pool, on the site. The committee considered the idea of a public park with a community pool at the request of the Granville Village Council.
And some drawings in the committee’s report show the possibility for combining iterations of all three top-tier recommendations, such as one that shows a preserve, or passive park, with a community center and a pool…