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Millbrae council sends Mills Estate Park plan back for cost and design cuts
Summary
City Council instructed staff to return with a reduced-cost version of the proposed Mills Estate Park design after neighbors and commissioners raised concerns about cost, scale, wildlife, lighting and noise. Council voted 4-0 to ask staff and the designer to rework the plan to fit the city's $4.5 million placeholder budget; Mayor Fung recused.
Vice Mayor Holiver and Millbrae recreation staff presented a recommended design for Mills Estate Park and the City Council voted to send the plan back for redesign to reduce cost and address neighborhood concerns.
The park study session on Oct. 14 reviewed a preferred concept prepared by Verde Design that includes a fenced playground, a fenced dog area with small- and large-dog sections, a central open turf, terrace seating and a looped accessible path. Verdi’s construction estimate for that preferred plan was about $5 million and the total project estimate including soft costs was about $5.9 million, versus the city's current capital placeholder of $4.5 million for the park.
Council asked staff to return with an updated design trimmed to meet the $4.5 million budget and to respond to public concerns about wildlife, fire safety, lighting and maintenance.
Nut graf: The council's direction followed extensive community outreach and a packed study session…
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