Project wanted / needed / in the works...

Looking at MABA's project suggestions/list and updates from Mr. Powles posts have things looking like this.

Park Board Projects:

Boehner Pond, in town trail improvements, Wabash Bike Trace - Working on the spur from the trace to Boehner brings a lot of possibilities with the DNR grants.  May be able to get all three with one stone? 

Help on existing parks, Ball Fields, basketball courts, multi-use sports court @ pool, pool water park enhancements - To some degree all of these fall into a lump area of the pool and parks, heard there is a lot of talk about moving/changing/tweaking bball court by pool. 

Public Playground - We have parks, but not much true playground equipment.  Especially with fencing of school playground.  Which is necessary and potentially brings a pre-school into town.  It does change the situation as far as access to true playground equipment outside of school hours though.

MABA Projects:
Engagement of businesses - I assume MABA based idea?
Public restrooms - I know is one of there concerns and wanted projects.
Storage - Is this something as simple as getting a storage garage?  Not sure.
Foundation - In the works, meeting with Foundation possibilities last month.
Welcome Center - An often addressed topic within MABA.
Rewards for student involvement - Obviously MABA.

Other:
Farmer's Market - Up and running.  Thanks
Skate Park - Don't have the contact info on me at this minute.  Look at the Malvern Paper and volunteer if you want to help with this project.
School Involvement/Comm service - In the works, beginning stages, check Mr. Powles facebook posts.
Revitalization of Comm Building and 401 - Big projects.  City, organizations, and everyone else will probably need to get involved on this one.
Road signage to Malvern - This one has been an issue for years.  State basically says sorry, you aren't on a "highway" anymore.  Too bad.
Sidewalk repair - City/business?  Just finished up the sidewalk payments.  Another reason for a skate park.  Nothing against skaters... but they do as much damage as anyone on steps. 

Those are the proposed and voted on projects per MABA.  Go to a meeting if you want further info or check out the forum page/post questions.  Linked to malvernia.com. 


We're all pleading for 'doers'.  Maybe some of the problem is that we aren't giving credit to those that are 'doing'?  These are a lot of projects that have been done, started, or being researched.  Unfortunately it is being done by a small percentage of the population.  The community doesn't expect full time help every day of the week, that would be great, but completely unrealistic.  We all have jobs and other obligations. 

How about just going to meetings?  How about two hours on a weekend?  Donating your time to make some organizational phone calls?  You don't have to invest a quarter million dollars and start a business from scratch to 'do'.  For instance, Jack May and Rod Hunt donating skidder, front loader, and dump trailer time to help clean out the nodes for the new bike racks.  A couple of donated hours saved many, many more hours of digging by hand and hauling away.

Things are happening.  We have to keep the momentum going.  Join, create, 'do'.