Glen Locch
Lakke
Fishing Pier
Shoreline Boardwalk
20’ x 20’ Pavillion
Play Lawn
Fishing Pier
Concrete Stairs with
Metal Handrails
(2) H.C. Parking Stalls
10’ x 20’ Pavillion
10’ x 20’ Pavillion
(11) 10’ x 20’ Parking
Stalls
H.C. Canoe / Kayak
Launch
(2) H.C. Parking Stalls
Port-a-John Enclosure
Concrete Walk
(2) H.C. Parking Stalls
Seating and
Overlook Area
(1) H.C. Accessible Trailer
Boat / Bus Parking
(4) Trailer Boat /
Bus Parking
Glen Loch Lake Improvements
Access
Port-a-John
Enclosure
(6) H.C. Parking Stalls
(5) 10’ x 20’ Parking
Stalls
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50’
100’
200’
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Site Concept
Left rendering: The City of
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin,
hired Ayres Associates to assist
with significant improvements to
Erickson Park, which is adjacent
to Glen Loch Lake. The main
goal of the project is to allow
greater access to the park for
an underserved population of
individuals with limited mobility.
Above: Site plan for the Erickson
Park improvements.
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accessible boardwalk, a pedestrian
bridge over a creek to link the property
to nearby Irvine Park, and a bike trail.
Ayres prepared several key portions
of the grant application, including the
project description and extensive site
maps.
Expanding the project nearly doubled
the estimated development cost to
about $1.7 million. Ron Bakken, one of
the project’s lead supporters, said that
at first the volunteers behind the effort
“were pretty much single-minded. We
wanted a park with the finest fishing
from shore opportunities for those with
disabilities.”
Now, he and others see the advantages
of the expanded project. “We learned
a good lesson on the importance of
making connections to the greater
community and how funding can
follow,” he said. “We will have
accomplished our goal of building a
state-of-the-art fishing facility. But the
Date: 02.03.2015
other connections are just as significant.
It’s been estimated that 1,400 people
go to Irvine Park every day in the
summer. There will be a natural flow
between Irvine Park and Erickson Park.”
The group did not realize how popular
bicycling is in the region, Bakken said.
The planned bike trail will connect to
established trails in the area and will
serve as a Safe Routes to School path
for a nearby elementary school.
“We didn’t want to make the project
bigger unless we were sure it was
truly better,” he said. “Mission
accomplished.”
The grant requires a 50% match, and
the volunteer group had raised more
than half of that by early summer 2017.
If donations continue, construction
will start this year with a planned park
opening in June 2018.
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