Smoothing the way

Canton Township celebrates completion of park path projects

    Canton Township officials celebrated the official ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of an extensive path improvement project in Canton Heritage Park funded by a Wayne County Parks Millage and the township.

    The popular destination, which averages more than 500,000 unique guests each year, will now be greeted by newly renovated paths that will provide improved avenues for physical activity and enhanced outdoor experiences.
    “It’s important for our community to have enhanced park amenities that increase both safety and accessibility of these recreational areas where all ages and abilities can come together to spend time outside, and to enjoy all that Canton has to offer,” said Canton Supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak. “This path renovation project marks the first time in over 40 years that these paths have been majorly resurfaced and it would not have been possible without our partnership with Wayne County Commissioner Daub who worked together with Wayne County Parks Director Alicia Bradford to fund the majority of this project with Wayne County Parks Millage funding.”

    The path replacement project in Heritage Park included processing the old asphalt pavement and underlying sub-base materials, as well as the construction of a new 10-foot-wide asphalt path throughout 3,000 square feet of the park, as well as on the north side of the Summit on the Park. Further aspects of this $330,000 construction project, which was managed by the Canton Municipal Services Department, included the addition of several electrical service connection points, which were added throughout the park to provide electricity supply to previously ‘off-grid’ sections of the park to improve outdoor special events.
    Canton Supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak led the festivities, which included special remarks by Wayne County Commissioner Melissa Daub (District 10).