Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) — A new park in Spirit Lake is in the planning stages thanks to a donation from Okoboji landowner Lee Seemann.
The proposal brought before the Spirit Lake School Board placed the park on school grounds but wouldn’t require funding from the school.
Brad Beck of Beck Engineering shared the terms of the donation by Seemann’s Dorothy B. Davis foundation that made up a majority of the funding.
The park will be named the Aspen Seemann Park in memorial of Seemann’s grandson. Mike Cedar showed off a presentation with a computer-generated view of how the finished park could look.
In addition to the playground there are planned accessible bathrooms, a concession stand, seating area and basketball court. Superintendent Doctor David Smith told KICD he is excited for the project and believes it will provide another great attraction for residents and visitors.
The project is expected to be done in phases and carry a total cost of six to seven million dollars and can hopefully begin after next baseball and softball season. Beck told the board they were still keeping an eye out for additional grant funding as well.
