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Parks brief Landmarks Board on Civic Area Phase 2; board urges care preserving band shell, ditch and historic features
Summary
City parks staff and designers presented concept work on Civic Area Phase 2, including a preservation‑centered framework for Huntington Bandshell enhancements; the Landmarks Board provided feedback but took no action.
Boulder Parks and Recreation and design firm Rios presented an update on Civic Area Phase 2 to the Landmarks Board on Sept. 3, seeking feedback on a preservation‑focused framework for future enhancements to the Huntington Bandshell and related civic‑area features. Staff emphasized early‑stage concept work and asked the board for guidance rather than formal approvals.
Project manager Shihomi Kurigawa said the city is working from the 2015 Civic Area master plan and currently has about $18 million budgeted for Phase 2, with funding likely to focus on Central Park improvements. “With that, we do have $18,000,000 in funding,” Kurigawa said, and she described an iterative design process that will return to the board for specific landmark alteration requests.
Nut graf: The presentation combined heritage research and a National Park Service‑sponsored guidebook approach for historic outdoor theaters, asking the Landmarks Board to endorse a framework that balances preservation of the visitor’s landscape experience with contemporary program, accessibility and…
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