By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
St. Joseph is wrapping up several capital improvement projects spurred by federal COVID-19 recovery funds.
Fourth District Councilmember Michael Grimm says the council intends for the improvements to make an impact, such as improvements soon to come to Krug Park.
“We hope that people say, ‘Wow’”
Grimm says the park in north St. Joseph will be undergoing a transformation.
“The castle will be redone. The inside will be set up so that if vendors want to use that for say a wedding or a picnic of some sort, (for) a company, it’ll be set up so they’ll have refrigeration and they’ll have heating and cooling,” according to Grimm.
St. Joseph is spending a total of $10 ½ million on the renovations at Krug Park. Some of the money comes from the federal funds, some from capital improvement money, and some from the parks sales tax.
St. Joseph has received a total of $39 million in federal COVID-19 money. The previous city council distributed $18 million to non-profits and charities. The current city council took a different take and decided to spend the money on capital improvements.
Grimm believes residents appreciated the new focus.
“I think the people of the city realize that we’ve got a lot of problems and we can help rectify some of that, whether it be Civic Arena or whether it be City Hall. We’re spending a lot of money at City Hall.”
Money spent on upgrading City Hall comes just before it celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2027.
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