Duval staff recommend Big Rock parcels for maintenance yard; consultants present civic‑campus options for city hall and police

Public Works Director Steve Lanushevsky briefed the council Aug. 19 on a multi‑year effort to find a new maintenance yard and on consultant work evaluating sites for a future civic campus (city hall and police station).

Staff summary: Duval owns four parcels near Big Rock Ball Fields (commonly called the Daisy parcels to the north and the Fink parcels to the south). Consultants and staff recommended the city‑owned southern parcel as the preferred maintenance‑yard site, saying the property clears many site feasibility checks and would accommodate shop bays, equipment storage, covered parking and circulation. Staff said one parcel is roughly five acres of developable yard area and that parcel options under consideration measured approximately 8.25 and 8.54 acres in total.

Costs and infrastructure notes - Land purchase and grants: staff reported the city’s acquisition and grant funding for park expansion and adjacent property adjustments…