Emporia City Commissioners reviewed proposals and renderings for improvements to some city parks during a Wednesday morning study session. Improvements, which will be funded with a $500,000 drawdown from the Lake Kahola Fund at the Emporia Community Foundation, are slated for Fremont and Eastside parks. City Manager Mark McAnarney said he, as well as parks staff, have also been contacted about improvements for the skate park, as well as improvements for bike paths and other recreational opportunities. âWe might want to look at, somehow to address that,â he said. âThere was an article a few months in the paper on the skate park.â