A public forum to gather ideas for the new town park at Johnson and Washington streets has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Town Hall, 200 Commercial St.
The forum had been scheduled for Feb. 7, but had to be canceled because of widespread flooding.
The town bought three side-by-side lots, totaling about half an acre, in July 2017 for $89,000. They’re near the dead end of Washington Street, which ends at Salt Creek.
A small log cabin still sits there which dates back to around the 1930s. What to do with it is an unanswered question as well. This area has been referred to the “Washington Street Park,” but even the name is up for discussion.
Some of the ideas floated at the Jan. 17 Nashville Town Parks Commission meeting were building a splash pad there for children — a hard surface that would have jets shooting water from beneath it, and could be used in another way in another season; a basketball court, maybe using part of the parking lot behind the park land; a dog park; a shelterhouse and picnic area; accessible pathways; exercise points; a sculpture park; or simply keeping it as a green space with some seating.
