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Panola Shoals work paused pending scour analysis; staff says mid-September target for report
Summary
Deputy City Manager Harry McCoy told the TIPS committee that a scour analysis and civil design must be finished before construction resumes at Panola Shoals; the city approved change orders that have increased consultant costs to about $300,000.
Deputy City Manager Harry McCoy told the Stonecrest TIPS Committee on Aug. 13 that work at the Panola Shoals park project is on hold while consultants complete a scour analysis and follow‑on civil design.
McCoy said the council approved a change order in the previous month for roughly $90,000 that raised the total amount budgeted for CERN’s services to about $300,000, and that an earlier change order of about $75,000 funded the scour study now under way. "Doctor Gibbs…stated that mid September this is expected to be completed," McCoy said at the meeting, paraphrasing a consultant's timeline.
Why it matters: Council members told staff they are receiving frequent constituent inquiries about trail and parking access, and they want a clear, publishable timeline for when the public can safely use the trail and park areas. McCoy said once the scour analysis and the civil design are finished the city will coordinate with CERN and the on‑site contractor, identified in discussion as PE Structures, to set a clearer construction schedule and completion estimate.
Details: McCoy said the scour analysis is the remaining near‑term deliverable; once it and the civil design are finished the subcontractor performing structural work (PE Structures) should be able to provide a more accurate construction timeline. Staff told the committee they expect to provide a written public update and to work with communications on a social and website update before the Sept. 10 joint meeting.
Committee direction and next steps: Council members asked staff to compile and share a history of change orders and project documents for the project by Sept. 12 so the committee and public have a consolidated record. McCoy said staff will provide a written update describing the cause of recent weather‑related delays and the schedule steps that remain.
What staff did not say: The meeting transcript does not record a firm construction restart date or a definitive completion date for the park; staff repeatedly tied any start date to completion of the scour analysis and the resulting civil design.
