Lantana’s plan to convert two side-by-side lots on North Lake Avenue into a kayak park advanced on July 27 when council members awarded a contract to develop the park to Rosso Site Development.
The Lake Worth firm will receive up to $153,255 to turn the lots, on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway, into Lyman Kayak Park — a name the council chose earlier this year to honor a local pioneer family.
In December 2011, the town used money from its reserves to buy the lots at 106 and 122 N. Lake Drive for $1.2 million after a residential development fizzled, a victim of the economic slump. The same property sold for $5.3 million in 2006.
The plan calls for a kayak and canoe launch accessible to the disabled, an observation deck, fences, sidewalks, a parking lot for up to 31 cars and a parking kiosk. An existing pier will be upgraded.
The town secured a $250,000 Florida Inland Navigation District grant to develop the park.
— Mary Thurwachter
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