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Fairhope staff present final design and budget for Bancroft Corner pocket park; council asked to pick a name
Summary
City staff and landscape architect presented the final design and budget for improvements at the Bancroft Corner pocket park (informally "Joe's/Jewelry's Plaza"), estimating about $315,000 plus a 15% contingency and planning to bid after holidays.
City staff presented final design refinements and a budget estimate for the Bancroft Corner improvements — a pocket park at the corner of Bancroft and Fairhope avenues — and asked the council to consider a formal project name and to approve rollover and additional capital appropriations in the FY2026 budget.
Richard Johnson, a city project manager, told council the design follows the look and pedestrian amenities used at Gaston Plaza and expands landscaping, ornamental fencing and seating to screen an adjacent parking lot. Landscape architect Christian Preuss showed concept images…
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