*updated with artist rendering graphic*
The project to revitalize the park at 4th and Main Street in downtown Evansville is finally going forward. An agreement between the Edwina Kempf Family, Keep Evansville Beautiful, Old National Bank, and the City of Evansville will allow the much needed stewardship and revitalization of the downtown park to proceed. The City County Observer has supported this effort and will continue to support it as we see urban parks as a positive contributor to quality of life.
More details may be revealed at 1:00 pm today at a press conference to be held at the park.
Artists rendering of proposed park:
Hope their isn’t a water feature in the revitalization plan, because we know a month after it is completed the city will have it dried up and shut off.
The park comprises no less than 7 parcels of land for a total main street frontage of 169 feet, the lot depths being 144 feet.
Of those 7 parcels, the Kemp family owns one 37 foot wide parcel covering 400 and 402 Main street.
Old National Bank Real Estate Company owns the other 6 parcels for a total frontage on Main Street (404-414) of 132 feet.
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The Kempf family acquired the other 6 parcels from ONB at a favorable price. Then they leased the entire park to the City of Evansville for $1 per year.
Where was that story? Somehow I missed it.
Good News! Excellent progress! Thanks to KEB and Kempf’s for moving Evansville in the right direction.
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