Greensburg officials are planning to take a look at St. Clair Park to see if improvements can be made.
Council is expected to vote next week on a measure to retain architectural engineering services to examine the green space. Mayor Robb Bell said if the measure is passed, the planning director and parks and recreation superintendent will be authorized to spend up to $15,000.
There have been discussions about a possible recreation or community building added at the park.
“It was requested by the rec department, and we’re just trying to figure out if it’s even feasible,” Bell said.
He and city administrator Kelsye Hantz cautioned that the ideas — which include rethinking a playground along Arch Avenue and a walking path through the site — are preliminary and the examination will help determine the potential to use some of the space there.
The study’s cost would be paid from the recreation budget.
Ten-acre St. Clair Park is nestled between North Maple and Arch avenues and includes historical markers, monuments, statues and gravestones. It is home to Robertshaw Amphitheater, which is a draw for small events as well as large crowds for the popular free concert series SummerSounds.
The winding walking path among large trees and benches connects North Maple to Arch. The park is home to a statue honoring Nathanael Greene, the revolutionary war hero for which the city was named.
St. Clair Park was deeded to the city in the early 1800s by landowner William Jack. It was one of two town cemeteries until Greensburg leaders banned burial grounds within city limits later that century. A reconstructed log cabin built using materials from the original structure that served as a church in 1783 sits near the amphitheater.