East Lincoln Rescue Park Update

9/18/12 Spearheaded by the Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation, the East Lincoln Rescue Park project is moving along and getting closer to our ground breaking.  Our final master plan has been approved and we have about 50% of the funds necessary for phase one.

 

The East Lincoln Rescue Squad served eastern Lincoln County from 1977 through 2009, and was an all-volunteer organization with dedicated individuals giving of themselves for the community.  The rescue squad services contract was not renewed, and the squad decided that the real estate owned by the squad and all equipment would be given back to the community who supported the squad through the years.  The vehicles and equipment were distributed through the county with the building and land donated to the Rotary Club Foundation.

 

The construction of the new two-story Lincoln Charter Elementary School is on land purchased from the Foundation, as well as land adjoining Hwy. 16 for a  second school entrance.  The rescue squad building is currently on the market, priced at $340,000 and once that has been sold, phase one of the park can be started.  The Rotary Club Foundation has leased 31 acres of land on Galway Lane, in front of the Lincoln Charter School and we are anxious to get started!

 

The park, when completed in its entirety will have two multi-purpose fields (soccer, lacrosse, football),   a large open space for activities, multi-purpose shelter, amphitheater, playgrounds, picnic shelters, disc golf, walking trails and a dog park.  Most exciting is that once completed, the park could serve as the permanent home for Denver Days.  To date, the Rotary Club Foundation has invested a huge amount of time and is ready to begin Phase I, once funds are available. 

 

The Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit corporation and has been approved for 501-c-3 status, so any monetary donation may be tax-deductible for you.  Please see your CPA for deductibility, but if you have interest in making the park a reality, please contact Guy Cline at guy.cline@ubs.com.  Please visit http://www.denverlakenormanrotary.com and click on the “park” button for periodic updates.

 

The proposed park is a cooperative effort between the Rotary Club Foundation and Lincoln County and is an example of how private and public can work together.  All of us at the Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club are very proud to be a part of the park and are looking forward to the day when we can break ground and bring this park to you, our community.