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City presents McGill Park Phase 2B plan: large multipurpose field, playground, stream restoration and $600,000 state grant
Summary
City staff showed 90% plans for McGill Park Phase 2B that include a large multipurpose field (planned 300'375-foot outfield), playground, shelter house with restrooms, trails across the floodplain, stream restoration requiring a nationwide permit, and an estimated project cost of roughly $3.5 million with a $600,000 state grant attached.
City staff presented 90%-complete plans on Aug. 4 for McGill Park Phase 2B, which would add a large multipurpose athletic field, playground, shelter house with restrooms, trails and a stream-restoration element designed to improve drainage and open space usability. The plan shown to council includes one large outfield currently shown at 300 feet with staff indicating they intend to push the layout to a 375-foot outfield (the larger adult/softball size) while keeping the infield sized to accommodate 90-foot bases. Staff said the layout minimizes outfield fencing (no continuous outfield fences are planned) to increase multipurpose use and allow portable mounds and base-lug anchors for different age groups. The…
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