Library project
Kyle Bouska, an employee of StewartScape, Inc., is using an impactor to tamp down the rock foundation of the library landscaping project. D
Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:46 am
OELWEIN — A new outdoor feature is being added at the Oelwein Public Library. Passersby have been witnessing a transformation of the area just west of the building, where local landscaper Jared Stewart of StewartScape, Inc., is developing an outdoor green reading space.
Library Director Susan Macken explained landscaping plans for the area west of the library have been in the works for more than five years, since the former railroad right-of-way was acquired in 2008. Last year library board member Mike Kerns, with approval from the board, contacted area landscaping businesses to get some ideas for the space. Stewart responded and came up with a design that incorporates historic references and artifacts with native plantings for a great outdoor reading/relaxing experience.
The space is outlined with large limestone blocks salvaged from the Chicago Great Western diesel shop demolition, and serve as a point of local historic reference. A large boulder at the front of the project lays claim to the space in another way.
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