INDIANOLA — As spring arrives in the North End, many residents have been bitten by the cleaning bug, and the Indianola community is no exception. Along with beating carpets and reaching that pesky back corner behind the stove, they’ll also continue work on the Indianola Clubhouse and start on another gathering area — the Bud Merrill Pavilion.

The neighborhood came together to help pay off the first part of the clubhouse restoration, and then an anonymous donor came forward with an open-ended contribution allowing the pavilion project to be moved up.

“It’s really important that the community participate,” said Ann Merrill Lantz, whose father, Bud Merrill, designed the pavilion two decades ago. “We’re keeping with the design while we restore it. Keeping it ‘just so’ is what this project has always been about.”

Many residents have stepped forward to help with the project, which will replace the posts and beams of the structure, as well as add a new walkway and landscaping.

The pavilion restoration will also include work to reconfigure its entrance so it will line up with that of the clubhouse, which is also in the midst of being refurbished, said Larson Casteel Landscaping Company owner and Indianola resident Laurie Larson.

“We’re working in tandem with that group,” she said. “We’ll probably have similar benching, entry aspects, and we have a fund raiser right now with pavers with engraving on them. We’ll probably have some pavers on her side also.”

The heavy load of work completed during the first part of the clubhouse project, namely fixing the foundation, installing a new furnace and repairing the entry ways, was supported by $209,000 that was raised to offset costs. But Phase II, which will spruce up the interior and add a new fire place among other things, is currently unfunded.

“Before the anonymous donation, we were going to go ahead with the pavilion project, but it would have come later, after the clubhouse was finished,” Lantz said. “Now we can do them together. But it’s really not about the money, it’s about the community coming together to help restore this community place.”

There is no set timeline for the pavilion project. Lantz said she will be meeting with designers soon discuss the replacement of the beams and posts.

Residents are hoping the project will be complete by Indianola Days, which usually takes place mid-July. The event’s salmon bake is traditionally held in the pavilion.