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Privately funded Downtown Civic Park cleared to move toward construction after council briefing
Summary
Fundraising group Lubbock Experience Inc. told the City Council it has the money to begin construction on the Downtown Civic Park and delivered a revised plan and timeline; council approved two related agenda items later in the meeting.
Lubbock Experience Inc. presented an updated construction plan and funding summary for the proposed Downtown Civic Park during the City Council work session on Aug. 26, saying the group has met its fundraising threshold to begin building and asking the council to take two related actions later in the meeting.
The group’s fundraising lead, Brad Moran, said the project team removed a planned splash pad from the design and replaced it with additional lawn area; the redesign and value-engineering work reduced the projected construction cost. Moran said the project has preconstruction expenditures just under $1.9 million, a remaining construction budget of about $6.7 million, and a total projected budget…
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