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File #: 23-1544    Name:
Type: Presentation Status: Individual Item Ready
File created: 11/7/2023 In control: Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
On agenda: 11/14/2023 Final action:
Title: November Park Project Updates
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PRESENTER: Presenter

Jeff Bransford, Park Development Manager

 

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November Park Project Updates

 

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1.                     Mission Hill Park

                     Phase Two will be delivered using Design Build approach.

                     Proposals from contractors are under review by the City. Contract award is expected in December or January.

                     Target completion is early Fall 2025.

 

2.                     Zipp Family Sports Park

                     Groundbreaking event held October 25

                     Construction begins in November.

                     Target completion is Spring 2025.

 

3.                     Field of Graves Memorial

                     Preliminary design is complete.

                     Next step is an archeological investigation of the proposed memorial area in January-February 2024.

                     The design process will continue in Spring 2024 based on the outcomes of the archeological investigation.

                     $5,000 Arts & Heritage Grant used to purchase lychgate for entrance. Applied for 2024 Arts & Heritage grant requesting $20,000.

                     Current fundraising amount $84,000 of $125,000 total.

 

4.                     Panther Canyon Rim Trail

                     Construction of the new Rim Trail began in 2022 and was recently completed.

                     Volunteers from the Comal Trails Alliance performed most of the labor.

                     Ribbon cutting is scheduled for Saturday, December 2 at 10am.

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