Livingston officials outline construction timeline, funding and naming plan for Katy Bunnell Park wellness center

City Manager Mr. Gager told the Livingston City Commission that construction of the community wellness center at Katy Bunnell Park is well under way and that the project team expects substantial completion in January 2027 and building readiness for occupancy in February 2027.

The update focused on four principal elements of the project: site and land transfers, the facility program, capital funding and operating arrangements. Mr. Gager said the building footprint sits inside the existing Katy Bunnell Park at North N and Gallatin streets and that agreements in principle are in place with BNSF Railway and Northwestern Energy to transfer adjacent parcels that would expand the park from about 1.7–1.8 acres to nearly five acres.

Mr. Gager described the interior program: a six‑lane lap pool, a second therapy/recreation pool with a shallow, beach‑style entry and a water slide, a regulation‑length gymnasium suitable for high school competition, multiple multipurpose/rental rooms and a fitness level with an elevated three‑lane walking track. He…