Mayor Jeff Hazel, updating Grand Lake Rotarians on June 29th, 2017:
“My intent is to have that amphitheater built … this year. And I think we can do that – no, I know we can do that.”
(10-18-17) At the recent Celina City County personnel and finance committee meeting on Monday night it was announced that the Mercelina Park amphitheater project construction deadline had been pushed back to late summer or early fall of 2018.
One item mentioned during the meeting was the moving of dirt at the site and that it needed to be completed before the building plan can be put in place. VTF Excavation, which is a part of VanTilburg Farms of Celina, has been awarded a $142,800 contract to complete dirt work at the site along Lake Shore Drive. In September, Mayor Hazel said that due to design delays, the amphitheater would not be finished, no mention at that time of dirt needing to be moved first.
Harley Jones Rotary Memorial Amphitheater:
- designed by Bassett Associates of Lima
- to be built on the former Mercelina Park softball field
- city officials will oversee the amphitheater
- city received $1.2 million in state capital dollars (must be named after Harley Jones)
- a walking path around the amphitheater
Mercer County Outlook 
That is not the design of the amphitheater in the picture above….it is the original concept from Bassett. They have a much more modern and attractive plan that was changed due to community input on the original concept. It takes time to get designs drawn, approved and then thru the state permitting process. They said they plan on a spring start…..the council is listening to community input and making adjustments accordingly. Changes take time
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