A number of matters pertaining to the Limitless Park in Winona Lake were brought up at the Winona Lake Town Council meeting on Tuesday night.

Erin Porter, Winona Lake Limitless Park committee chair, presented the council with a new master plan. Porter stated the preparations for the park, which is estimated to cost $1.5 million, were still on course for the predicted timeline.

Permits for the project are expected to be approved in the coming weeks. The committee is still seeking funding for the project.

According to Porter, two grants are currently pending, and the committee is considering applying for a third. Additionally, the deadline of June 23 for a matching grant of $100,000 from the Dane and Mary Louise Miller Foundation is fast approaching.

At the time of the town council meeting, Porter reported that approximately $25,000 had been raised. However, with the Wheels in Winona event and a fundraiser hosted by Cerulean restaurant, Porter seemed optimistic that the goal would be met by the deadline.

Porter also expects more support from private and corporate donors in the near future. Despite this, there seemed to be some concern about paying the estimated $783,758.23 required to complete phase I of the project.

Porter requested that the town of Winona Lake supply $65,964.75 to complete phase I of the project. Town coordinator Craig Allebach advised the council would assess the situation when the bids for the project come in.

The council expects to take bids in the coming weeks. “We want to try to get this limitless park thing moving,” said Allebach. “We want to go ahead and get it open for bids.”

Allebach stated the council would like to take bids by June 17. “We want to give the contractors enough time to sharpen their pencils,” Allebach said, addressing the council. “We’ll try to find that right balance and let you know if we’re having a special meeting.”

In a letter to the council, Winona Lake Clerk-Treasurer Kent Adams advised that Winona Lake has several major projects, Limitless Park included, slated for 2015. In addition to the park, there’s the replacement of the sewage lift station at Chestnut Street, sidewalk, street and gutter improvements on Seventh Street and several Greenway extensions.

Regarding the lift station project, Josh Weaver of Jones, Petrie and Rafinski expects permits to be approved by next week, and the council could bid the project by June. As for the Seventh Street project, Allebach said a plan that addresses all the towns concerns will be put together next week, and more information will be presented at next month’s meeting.