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Opelika CRA reallocates savings from Rose Titus Prayer Garden, agrees short maintenance handoff to city
Summary
The Opelika Community Redevelopment Agency approved a budget amendment at its May meeting to reassign savings from the Rose Titus Prayer Garden to other contractual services and staff equipment; the CRA will maintain the garden for a limited period, then hand it to the city.
The Opelika Community Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday approved an amendment to its FY2024–25 tax increment funds budget to move leftover money from the Rose Titus Prayer Garden to other contractual services and to buy new computer equipment for staff.
The action follows months of cleanup and improvements at the site, and agency staff told the board the park came in roughly $31,000 under its original $60,000 line item, leaving funds available for reallocation.
Agency director (staff) said the CRA had repaired plumbing and electrical, installed lights, benches and fountains and “completed the installation of hundreds of flowers, to create the butterfly garden.” He told the board: “I think the final cost for the park is gonna run up to to $29,000. So we’re $31,000 under budget, and we’d like to move that to other…
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