The Greendale Historical Society Raised $50,000 this Year for the Renamed 'Parking Street Project'
Funds will be matched by the Village of Greendale and will go towards the renovation of the Hose Tower, old Police Station, Grounds Building and Parking Street.
The Historical Society president Ted Mainella announced at the December 20 village board meeting that it reached it $50,000 goal this year. The Board of Trustees voted in October to match funds raised by the Greendale Historical Society in the amount of up to $50,000 in 2011 and another $50,000 in 2012. At first the project idea started with renovating the Hose Tower and the Grounds Building, now the society has added Parking Street into the mix. Parking Street has businesses along the corridor and a parking lot. "The hose tower has now become a piece of a puzzle for a bigger project," Mainella said in an interview. The society raised the $50,000 this year through internal fundraising, donations and a promised grant of $29,383. When asked…
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