By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Krug Park Castle is closed as renovations continue at the park.

A two-year, $11.75 million renovation is underway at Krug Park.

Fourth District St. Joseph Couincilmember, Michael Grimm, is excited about what a renovated Krug Park Castle will offer.

“But there will be a venue where there’ll be dressing rooms, there will be an area where vendors can set up and sell food and beverage,” Grimm tells KFEQmmunity. “It’ll also have an elevator so you can get from underneath the castle to up to the top.”

The interior of the castle is being gutted and rebuilt.

Electric power has been turned off during renovations. The Krug Bowl amphitheater is being reconstructed and the children’s circus also being upgraded.

The Krug Park Castle has deteriorated after decades of neglect. It is aging as well and not remotely close to compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. It needs updating, to say the least.

Grimm believes this renovation will accomplish that.

“That’s the plan, particularly if there’s a wedding and they want to hold it they can bring in a vendor to take care of things,” Grimm says.

E. L. Crawford Construction is the contractor and hopes to complete renovations by the fall of 2027. The half-cent parks sales tax approved by voters in 2021 is paying for the renovations.

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