THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF
THE HURLEYVILLE FIREMEN'S PARK,
THE COMMUNITY GATEWAY
AND THE
RAILS TO TRAILS ENTRANCE

Please click on the captions below to see photos of our progress.

April, 2006 Materials arrived and Evergreen Landscape Design began paving the pathway. The pathway paving is complete. Topsoil was added along the border of the pathway. Placement of the benches was discussed. Work was done on controlling the water coming down the hill. Students from Sullivan County BOCES Career and Tech Ed CORE Program built the new picnic table for the entrance to the rails to trails. They worked under the direction of their instructor, Paul Maopolski.

May, 2006 Ralph Burger and Pat Maxwell got our barrels out of storage and placed them along Main Street. The park was prepped for planting. The picnic table is ready at the entrance to the rails to trails. The fence at the municipal parking lot was removed. The "Rails to Trails" signed was moved for safekeeping.

June, 2006 We planted more than 50 barrels along Main Street. Fallsburg Girl Scout Troop 705 helped with the planting. The pin oak tree donated by Sullivan Renaissance was planted behind the Hurleyville Firehouse. Adopt-a-Barrel 2006 A new drainage system was designed and installed under a border of the rock garden.

July, 2006 We dedicated the benches in the Hurleyville Firemen's Park. We continued to spruce up the entrance to the "Rails to Trails". Town of Fallsburg workers started to put up the posts for the entrance to the "Rails to Trails" and for the "Rails to Trails" sign and display. The Hurleyville Fire Department watered down the sand in the parking lot in preparation for it to be swept up.

August, 2006 We continued to clear the sand from the parking lot. The fence was completed at the entrance to the "Rails to Trails". We planted 2 new flower barrels. A local artist painted a lovely view of Hurleyville on the trash barrel. The "Rails to Trails" sign is ready to be hung in its new home. The bicycle rack was completed. Finishing touches were added to the "Rails to Trails" entrance. The Hurleyville United Methodist Church Youth Group added an inspirational message to the trash barrel. The "Rails to Trails" sign was hung. The "Rails to Trails" display case, made by a local Eagle Scout, was installed. The Sullivan Renaissance judges came early on a beautiful Saturday morning. Hurleyville and our projects were ready and sparkling. The awards ceremony was held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Performing Arts. Senator John Bonacic presented Hurleyville-Sullivan First with the 2006 completion award. Hurleyville-Sullivan First also received the 2006 Sullivan Renaissance Historical Preservation award.

September 16 and 17, 2006 We held the first annual "Books in the Park" fair at the Hurleyville Firemen's Park.

Watch our progress on this site.
Please join us if you have time to help.