Medina County Park District in planning stage of Liverpool Meadows Nature Preserve

LIVERPOOL TWP. — The Medina County Park District is currently working to finish the last project of its 10-year plan, which involves opening its first park in Liverpool Township. Medina County Park District Deputy Director Kenneth Stray said Liverpool Meadows Nature Preserve is a 104-acre site, and the park district plans to do work on 47 acres. The area is predominantly meadowland, and the district intends to install about a mile-long gravel path near the Rocky River. "We want to get some access down to the Rocky River because it's such a prominent feature of the area," he said. "Then we're also hoping to put, I'm calling it an elevated platform, but it's more that we want to mound some earth up, and then have a little path that gives us a higher view of the site." Putting a wooden platform somewhere along the trail is part of the plan as well, Stray said. The park will also have a parking lot and a restroom similar to the other ones in the park district. "We wanted the (park's) overall design to kind of mirror the style of design that we used at Litchfield Wetlands," he said. The Medina County Park District Board of Commissioners will be presented design proposals for the project during its meeting Jan. 22, Stray said. The board can then decide to approve the project and move forward with a contractor. The park district is working on developing its next 10-year plan, Stray said. The park district's goal is to finish out its plan from 2015 by opening Liverpool Meadows in the fall. "It's a beautiful property," he said. "We expect to have some access for fishermen down there, and then the meadow itself will be a good spot for people who are interested in birding." Contact reporter Madisyn Woodring at (330) 721-4049 or mwoodring@medina-gazette.com.