10/22/2015
EASTPOINTE TO NAME NEW SLED HILL IN MEMORY OF LATE COUNCILMAN WILLIAM SWEENEY THURSDAY, OCT. 29
Event to include neighborhood appreciation party sponsored by sled hill builder M.L Chartier Excavating
EASTPOINTE, MI – The city’s new sled hill at Spindler Park will be named after late Councilman William Sweeney Thursday, Oct. 29 as part of a dedication and neighborhood appreciation party sponsored by M.L. Chartier Excavating, the firm that donated the material and labor used to build the hill.
The 4-7 p.m. event for the public will include hot dogs, barbecue chicken, bratwursts, corn on the cob, baked beans and potato salad, live music and activities for kids such as a bounce house, face painting and jousting.
A constant supporter of recreation during his nine years on the City Council, Sweeney died suddenly due to a heart attack in September 2014. The sled hill will be named the “Sweeney Sports Hill at Spindler Park.”
As a charitable contribution, M.L Chartier built the sled hill at no cost to the city, using soil left over from neighborhood street improvements the firm performed in neighborhoods surrounding Spindler Park. The project is valued at $45,000. Another firm, Landscape Services Inc. (LSI) donated $10,000 worth of landscaping for the sled hill.
“This is our way of thanking the neighborhood around Spindler Park for their cooperation and patience during the road improvement process,” said M.L Chartier representative Mike McCartney. “The sled hill will be a great addition to Spindler Park and it’s only fitting that it be named in memory of Councilman William Sweeney, who supported activities that help young people stay active.”
