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Lawrence City leaders say Community Park master plan due in weeks; paving tied to stormwater work
Summary
City officials discussed a draft master plan for Community Park and confirmed stormwater work must be finished before a planned paving and parking expansion; steering committee review and funding sources were described.
City officials said a draft master plan for Community Park will return to the park steering committee in the coming weeks, and stormwater repairs must be finished before the park’s main parking lot is paved.
The planning update matters because Community Park is being positioned as a regional gathering space, officials said, and several improvements — trails, parking and programmed recreation areas — depend on sequencing between stormwater work and paving.
At a public meeting, a participant summarized recent staff work to restore pedestrian access between Fall Creek Valley…
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