Five actions were taken Monday to further development of the Glass City Riverwalk along both sides of the Maumee River, one of which involves a viability assessment of remaking a massive 40,000-square-foot building along Water Street into a family-themed recreation center that could include indoor pickleball courts and a restaurant.
The Metroparks Toledo Board of Park Commissioners, during a special meeting inside the Wildwood Preserve Metropark’s Manor House administration department, approved all actions by a 4-0 vote. Commissioner Kevin Dalton was absent.
Some actions were housekeeping matters, such as updating its development agreement with the city of Toledo for the next phase of the riverwalk, agreeing to let Toledo Rowing Club continue rent out space for a boathouse along South Main Street, and formally voting to accept ownership of Toledo’s 63-acre International Park for $1. That transaction has been in the works for more than a year.
The ultimate goal is to improve International Park and blend it in with the adjacent Glass City Metropark for a bigger footprint along the East Toledo side of the Maumee River.