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Steve Madewell—A Middlegrounds Update Stephen Madewell is executive director of Metroparks of the Toledo Area, the agency that oversees more than 11,000 acres of natural area parks in Lucas County. Steve will discuss the Metroparks launch of a comprehensive planning process to establish a long term vision and implementation strategy. He is the eighth person to serve at the helm of the organization since its founding in 1928. Steve will give an update on the Middlegrounds Metropark project. Mr. Madewell has been in the position just over one year. Metroparks is the fourth park district he has served and the third where he has been director. Most recently, he was director of the Lake Metroparks, an 8,000 acre park system in Lake County in northeast Ohio. He was also director of the Geauga Park District. Metroparks of the Toledo Area is a regional government agency with nine Metroparks, preserving internationally important natural areas and nationally significant historical sites. The park system stretches from the Oak Openings of Western Lucas County to the shores of Lake Erie east of Toledo to the Maumee River corridor. Steve and his wife, Mary Jo, have made their new home in downtown Toledo.