OTTAWA- Onward Ottawa invited the community to the Bottle House Tuesday afternoon to participate in the kickoff event to announce the name and location of the new downtown event space. “Legacy Square” will be located at the intersection of First and Walnut streets in Ottawa. The Flint Hills Nature Trail intersects with the Prairie Spirit Trail at the northeast corner and together the two trails border the new Legacy Square.
Lonnie King, Onward Ottawa honorary co-chair, chairman and CEO of Image Resource Group, a local employer and parent company to Fashion Incorporated, donated the covered pavilion over the parking area and the covered pavilions in the green space.
King announced the name of the new downtown development initiative to be… Legacy Square.
He says Ottawa has been good to him and his family, and employees. They saw this as a great opportunity to give back to the community. They wanted to create a legacy, that the entire community could join in and leave their legacy as well.
It is anticipated Legacy Square will begin construction in 2018 and be completed in 2019. Onward Ottawa will continue to work with city, county and state officials to improve quality of life and attract new business to Franklin County while also working closely with existing companies to make Ottawa and Franklin County an attractive place to live and work.
