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Consultant: underground detention would add $1 million; parks staff recommend dry basin to keep J.R. Smith Park under $3 million
Summary
Parks staff reported a design consultant estimate showing that underground detention under the J.R. Smith Park parking area would add about $1,000,000; staff recommended retaining an above‑ground dry basin to stay within a $3,000,000 project budget and noted final plans are due in October.
Parks staff reporting to the Parks Committee said a design consultant provided a cost estimate for the J.R. Smith Park project that showed converting an above‑ground dry basin to underground detention storage under the parking area would cost approximately $1,000,000.
Alyssa, parks staff, told the committee the department…
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