Sankey Park Phase 3 advances as city readies RFP; Hill family donates $66,200

City parks staff told the Sweet Home Park and Tree Committee on Sept. 17 that the city is preparing a request for proposals to design and build trail work for Sankey Park Phase 3 and that a separate bandstand design is under development.

The committee heard that the RFP for the trail system is expected to be posted in early October and that the Timber Framers Guild will advise next steps for the bandstand. "We are getting ready to do the RFP and go out to bid for the trail system," a parks staff member said. The staff member added that the architect for the bandstand "should be getting some designs back to us to review here shortly."

Committee members were also told the project has received private support. "We received a check from the Hill family for $66,200 to go toward this project," the parks staff member said. The update listed $6,477 in smaller donations and a $5,000 promissory donation that had not yet been received.

Nut graf: The RFP and the bandstand design mark design-phase progress on Sankey Park’s third phase; the private donation reported to the committee gives the project a notable funding boost but staff said additional steps remain before construction begins.

Committee discussion focused on next schedule steps and fundraising. Staff said they expect to select a consultant after the RFP deadline and then begin permitting and procurement. No formal vote or appropriation occurred at the Sept. 17 meeting.

Background and next steps: committee members were told the Timber Framers Guild will participate in planning for the bandstand once design work is complete. Staff said they would update the committee as consultant selection, design reviews and fundraising progress. The parks staff member noted that some donations are promissory and not yet received, and that further funding will be needed to complete Phase 3.