Stewart CRA approves joint permit filing for Guy Davis Park, keeps skate park prioritized

The Stewart Community Redevelopment Agency on July 28 authorized staff to file a joint South Florida Water Management District permit for the Guy Davis Community Park project while continuing to prioritize the skate park, after hearing a 90% design update from Dominic Mack of Calvin Giordano & Associates. The motion, made by the Vice Mayor and seconded by Board Member Brechtel, passed on a unanimous roll call vote of the CRA members present.

The decision follows a presentation from Dominic Mack, who said, "Currently, we're at 90% design for the park," and walked board members through design changes since the 2022 schematic and the project's public-engagement history.

The board heard that the project team is proposing an increased project budget of about $10,000,000 in the FY2026 CRA budget; staff said the figure includes a previously reported $500,000 state appropriation and a separate $700,000 line item for the skate park, bringing the program total to $10,700,000. Mack described the cost drivers in the 90% cost estimate: soft costs (about $760,000), parking (about $1.4 million), drainage and general site improvements, a multipurpose field (roughly $722,000), playground and misting equipment, and a $1.1 million contingency.

Board members and members of the public pressed the project team…