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Riverfront Park extension linked to convention-center plans draws council scrutiny

5578679 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

City staff described a Riverfront Park extension and pedestrian-bridge concept tied to the convention-center/hotel project and noted the item is currently in the city's CIP; some council members urged withholding bond funding for the extension until the convention-center/hotel project is confirmed.

City staff and committee members described a planned Riverfront Park extension and pedestrian bridge that consultants and the capital-improvement program link to a future hotel and convention-center site, and some council members said the park extension should not proceed via bond funding unless the convention-center project is confirmed. What was described: Staff said the Riverfront Park extension is a CIP-listed project that would connect Riverfront Park to the proposed hotel and convention-center parcel at the former 555 Main site. The CIP description presented to the council…

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