BSA Troop 696’s Michell Sharp earns Eagle Scout for Genoa project

By LENNY C. LEPOLA

News Assis­tant Man­ag­ing Editor

Genoa Town­ship Parks Man­ager Ron Keil said he’s excited about Eagle Scout projects that are enhanc­ing town­ship parks.

Dur­ing last Thursday’s (Octo­ber 18) Genoa Town­ship Board of Trustees meet­ing, Keil espe­cially noted a new seat­ing area at the Genoa Town­ship Com­mu­nity Gar­dens designed and con­structed by BSA Troop 696 mem­ber Mitchell Sharp.

The com­mu­nity gar­dens are located on the east side of Wor­thing­ton Road across from the entrance to Sheffield Park sub­di­vi­sion in Wor­thing­ton Road Park. The site’s 50 plots, avail­able to town­ship res­i­dents for a mod­est dona­tion, vary in size and include raised beds for seniors and res­i­dents with dis­abil­i­ties that make stoop­ing difficult.

The Genoa Com­mu­nity Gar­dens have become pop­u­lar not only as a gar­den­ing site, but also as a place where mem­bers of the com­mu­nity social­ize. Keil said the new seat­ing area is a wel­come addi­tion to the gar­dens, pro­vid­ing a place for res­i­dents to sit and chat after labor­ing in their gar­den plots.

“Mitchell Sharp’s Eagle Scout project will pro­vide an attrac­tive area for Genoa Town­ship gar­den­ers to rest and enjoy lunch or a chance to dis­cuss plant­ing tech­niques,” Keil told the trustees. “The struc­ture took four hours to com­plete. The cost was $351 and the labor was donated as part of the Eagle Scout requirements.”

Keil said he was at the gar­dens recently while res­i­dents were clean­ing their plots for the win­ter months.

“Our gar­den­ers asked me to express their thanks to the board for sup­port­ing the com­mu­nity gar­dens,” Keil said. “Also, the town­ship is already tak­ing reser­va­tions for gar­den plots for next year.”

For addi­tional infor­ma­tion about the Genoa Town­ship Com­mu­nity Gar­dens and how to reserve a plot for 2013 go to < genoatwp.com > Com­mu­nity > Parks > Com­mu­nity Gar­dens >.

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