Fountain of funds: City eyes grant to finish Wilson Park

  • The Wilson Park amphitheater terrace with Darby Pavilion in the background basks in the afternoon sun Tuesday afternoon. City officials are pursuing a Community Development Block Grant to assist with the final improvements to the park. A stage, street lights and a new fountain in Lake DeSoto are part of the final stage upgrades the city is planning. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)
    The Wilson Park amphitheater terrace with Darby Pavilion in the background basks in the afternoon sun Tuesday afternoon. City officials are pursuing a Community Development Block Grant to assist with the final improvements to the park. A stage, street lights and a new fountain in Lake DeSoto are part of the final stage upgrades the city is planning. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)
  • A jogger strides past the Wilson Park amphitheater along the shores of Lake DeSoto Tuesday afternoon. City officials are applying for grant funds to construct a stage on the waterfront, install a new fountain in the lake and improve the park with street lights and landscaping. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)
    A jogger strides past the Wilson Park amphitheater along the shores of Lake DeSoto Tuesday afternoon. City officials are applying for grant funds to construct a stage on the waterfront, install a new fountain in the lake and improve the park with street lights and landscaping. (TODD WILSON/Lake City Reporter)

    City officials hope to complete the final phase of Wilson Park’s lakefront footprint with grant money from state funds and there’s a push to be first in line with the best application.

    City Manager Joe…