The Wasilla City Council approved AM 2534, a contract award to K & H Civil Constructors LLC for $102,890 to build Lake Lucille Park Red Trail improvements. The council packet and staff presentation said the project is funded by a $37,500 grant from the Mat‑Su Trails and Parks Foundation with a required $12,500 city match, for a project total of $50,000 for the initial grant scope; the AM and staff materials show additional city funding and a total contract amount of $102,890.

Public Works Director Eric (staff) and other staff told council the grant was approved in March and that the granting entity identified trail access and ADA compliance as priorities. “This grant was approved in March,” staff said in explaining the sequence. Council members raised process questions about whether the project should have been listed explicitly as a capital improvement project (CIP) in the budget rather than handled as a parks maintenance or grant carryover. Council member Graham said the budget process included extended review and asked how a project could be missed or classified inconsistently; several council members pressed for clearer explanation of funding sources and account codes.

Staff said the project had been a multi‑year carryover effort with grant timeline and that some grant funds and match money were drawn from existing park improvement carryover accounts; staff committed to providing clearer budget linkages and account explanations. The approved project description in staff materials described trail work including clearing, grubbing, drainage and a 10‑foot top surface on a roughly 0.4‑mile loop; the AM identifies a $12,500 match and cites ordinance 25‑08 that accepted the MATSF grant.

Council voted to approve the contract. During discussion Council member Grafton said he supported the project but raised transparency concerns; staff said the funding meets grant requirements and that the project came to the city through the grantor’s site selection.