Whats the re-purpose? Old wood for new bandshell

Hanover Mayor Chris Kauffman pronounces Feb. 7 through 14 as 2015 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week with Clint and Amy Smith and their son, Treynor. The Smiths said it is also a special week because Treynors 4th birthday is Feb. 14. (Sun staff photo by Aaron Brom)

The Hanover City Council heard of a potential bridge wood re-purposing project where old boards could be reused into a new bandshell.

The council also heard an update regarding a funding shortfall for the Hennepin County Rd. 19 trail project, and heard from its state representative with a legislative update.

BRIDGE WOOD

City councilor Jim Zajicek updated the council about a park board discussion regarding using wood from the Historic Bridge to make a new bandshell, a long sought-after city project.

With that much wood there would be enough for two gazebos, but well have to wait. This is all preliminary, Zajicek said.

He said because the old wood was treated, the pollution control agency has requirements on documenting where the wood goes.

It was clarified that the wood is Douglas fir.

(The wood) should be beautiful, Zajicek said.

The historic bridge repair project is scheduled for this summer. Zajicek said all of the more than 200 boards on the bridge would be replaced.

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Whats the re-purpose? Old wood for new bandshell