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Council directs $150,000 to loop River Tower Park path; Sulphur Springs connection to be funded from seawalls project
Summary
Council approved a motion to move $150,000 from an existing CIP (project 1002427) to build a short loop connecting green‑artery segments through River Tower Park; staff said the CIP already contains a $400,000 balance that can accommodate the work.
Council members directed staff to move $150,000 to fund a short path connection at River Tower Park in Sulphur Springs after presentations that showed a small, low‑cost option to link existing green‑artery segments.
Councilwoman Hertek moved to transfer $150,000 from capital improvement project 1002427 (described by staff as “seawalls and natural systems”) to pay for the loop, benches, picnic tables and trash cans. The motion passed unanimously; staff and the chief financial officer said the project can be paid from a $400,000 balance in the referenced CIP and that a formal financial resolution would be prepared for an October council meeting.
Parks and finance staff described two contractor quotes shown to council: a $60,000 connector and a larger $116,000 loop. CFO Dennis Rejero told council the CIP line has no obligations to date and a $400,000 balance, and staff said the smaller option would give Sulphur Springs a tangible, near‑term improvement residents can use.
Council members and public speakers framed the work as a modest but visible investment for Sulphur Springs, and several council members urged future outreach to bring grocery and economic development to the area. Council also asked staff to provide a follow‑up motion or resolution with the specific transfer language for the October financial resolution.
