Unity Skatepark is well under way as Spohn Ranch Inc. staff members oversee the 10,000 square-foot community amenity. Plans for the next weeks include the creation of a pump track, rails, a bowl, ledges, pads and embankments being installed for those who enjoy wheeled sports. The projected cost is $655,500, with the bulk of the funding coming from individual contributions, various supporters and fundraisers.
The anticipated opening is planned for November, officials said.
In one year, all but one remaining buildings on the property which formerly housed parts of the Northville Psychiatric Hospital, have been demolished. Building 14, the former laundry facility, will be repurposed, officials said. Contractors are currently demolishing building foundations and tunnels on Buildings D, F, G, crushing the concrete and hauling the debris away.
New trails will soon be accessible after members of the Northville Township Board of Trustees approved the hiring of an experienced trail builder to begin Phase 1 of the 17.5 miles of non-motorized trail to be established at the park. Rock Solid Trail Contracting, LLC, the largest trail building company in the country, which has a presence in both Bentonville, Ark., and Copper Harbor, was one of four companies bidding on the project.
The Rock Solid bid is not to exceed $432,967for the installation and construction of the trails. Pre-work design is set to being this fall and construction is expected to begin next spring. The target completion is fall 2024.
The new Essential Services Complex, which will house a second fire station, a new public safety headquarters, a new public works headquarters and some Northville Parks & Recreation storage, is in the final design phase, according to officials.
These new facilities are expected to be located at the northeast corner of Legacy Park, near the intersection of Traditions Drive and Seven Mile Road.
Groundbreaking is expected later this fall, officials said and construction will continue through 2024 with an anticipated opening in early 2025.
