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Trustees award contract for PROS master plan and community‑center feasibility study
Summary
The board approved a $174,539 consulting contract with Barry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC to update Wellington’s parks, recreation, open‑space and trails master plan and to complete a community‑center feasibility analysis, funded in the 2025 CIP budget.
The Wellington Board of Trustees voted April 8 to hire Barry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC to prepare an updated PROS (parks, recreation, open space and trails) master plan and a community‑center feasibility study.
Parks and Recreation Manager Billy Cooksey said the current master plan dates to 2015 and does not reflect growth of roughly 5,200 residents since then or several large entitled and proposed subdivisions. "We are in an era now where [the 2015 plan] doesn't provide direction to the vast growth and community needs we currently have," Cooksey said. He said the scope includes a needs assessment, community engagement, levels‑of‑service work, conceptual site analysis and an implementation/CIP prioritization.
The five‑phase scope includes discovery and data review; a statistically valid community survey and stakeholder engagement; a facilities program and feasibility analysis for a potential community center (including conceptual layouts and capital cost estimates); development of a program master plan and fee/CIP recommendations; and an implementation plan. The council packet shows the contract price of $174,539; staff said that amount fits the 2025 capital budget allocation for the project.
A six‑member review panel (town staff and PROS advisory‑board members) scored five proposals and interviewed the top two firms before recommending Barry Dunn McNeil & Parker. Trustees approved Resolution No. 13‑2025 to execute the consultant agreement (not‑to‑exceed $174,539) by roll call vote.
Cooksey said the consultant team committed to strong community engagement and post‑plan follow up; staff said next steps include a project schedule and a public outreach plan.
