Redevelopment commission hears finalized park design for Padgett Commons, spring construction planned

Mark Pasquarellas opened the Oct. 5 meeting and introduced city development partners who presented a status report on County Road 575 East and the Padgett Commons site. The developer said the park design has been finalized after coordination with town staff and will include a large lawn, performance stage, pickleball courts, a game lawn, fountain, shade seating and public restrooms. "We have essentially completed the park design ... that's all captured in the finalized park design plans that we'll be kinda packaging up over the course of the next month and getting everything geared up for a spring start," the presenter said.