baby ward's park - happysad

From my hometown newspaper today:

Progress continues on Bell Buckle park

Thursday, September 15, 2005
By Brian Mosely

Progress on the Bell Buckle Park is moving quickly with the town council accepting a landscaping contract and bids for a memorial playground. The contract from Greenspace Design was distributed to the mayor and all aldermen and city attorney Richard Dugger, who reviewed the contract and gave his approval.

The playground in memory of 2-year-old Ward Anderson has received $40,157 in donations. Anderson died earlier this summer after falling into Tims Ford Lake.

The park board is in the process of bidding for the equipment with the bid opening set for Tuesday. The basic design will cost $36,900 and with further donations they will be ordering a memorial boulder and possibly other equipment to be added to the playground.

The board is hoping to begin installation of the playground equipment on Oct. 21 with the dedication held on Friday, Oct. 28, which would have been Ward's 3rd birthday.