Perrysburg approves riverfront first phase

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PERRYSBURG - After receiving petitions of both support and opposition to a multipurpose path, city council moved forward with plans to use the path as the only item in the first phase of its riverfront renovation.
Residents again offered concern and support Tuesday after packing Monday's Recreation Committee meeting, the first public discussion of a sweeping, long-term design plan to renovate Orleans, Riverside and Hood parks, creating more access to and use of the Maumee River.
Council did not fund any engineering, only giving its stamp of approval for city administrators to further investigate installing the path. City Administrator Bridgette Kabat estimated a $600,000 cost for a section connecting to the existing paved trail and running from Orleans Park to Riverside Park.