MARSHALL — Plans to add features like new picnic shelters at Garvin Park took another step forward this week. On Tuesday, Lyon County Commissioners voted to approve quotes to build three picnic shelters, and to make electrical service upgrades at the park’s upper and lower campgrounds.

The quotes that were approved came to about $219,000 to build three picnic shelters, and about $58,000 for the electrical upgrades.

“This is the last stretch of our Legacy grants for improvements at Garvin Park. And for the remaining grants, we had budget dollars included for three picnic shelters,” said Lyon County Environmental Administrator Roger Schroeder.

The Legacy grant will fund 90% of the shelter costs, and 90% of the electrical costs, Schroeder said.

The county had previously received Legacy grant funding to make improvements at Garvin Park including construction of a new main picnic shelter.

Schroeder said the next phase of improvements at Garvin Park includes construction of a picnic shelter to go along with camper cabins planned at what is currently the park’s primitive campsite. The county would also replace shelters at the upper campground and the ballfield area.

“We advertised locally, but then also reached out directly to Backyard Showcase, which had done previous shelters (at the park), and two Minnesota companies, Central Forest Products and Lake Superior Timber Frames,” Schroeder said. The county received quotes from Backyard Showcase and Lake Superior Timber Frames.

Schroeder said the county had received two quotes for the picnic shelters. The lower of the two quotes came from Backyard Showcase, of Pennsylvania. The quote came to a total of $219,113 for the three shelters.

“This is slightly under budget for what we had predicted,” Schroeder said.

Commissioners voted to accept the quote.

The next part of the Legacy grant project to go before the county board was electrical upgrades at the lower and upper campgrounds.

“The horse camp was done in 2013, it has the same types of pedestals” planned at the other two campgrounds, Schroeder said.

Schroeder said the county received five quotes for electrical service upgrades. The lowest quote came from Thomas Electric of Lake Benton, at $58,746.

“Again, the Legacy grant pays 90% of the funding for this part of the project,” he said.

Commissioners voted to approve the quote.