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Council to form Peppermill Park ad hoc redesign committee; staff outlines 12–18 month design timeline

5407596 · July 17, 2025
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City staff proposed creating a nine‑member Peppermill Park ad hoc redesign committee to develop designs for the park, with public outreach and a likely 12–18 month timeline before council considers bond financing; councilors discussed phasing and coordination with other city-owned school sites.

Director Summers of the Parks and Recreation Department presented concept plans for Peppermill (Pepperell) Park and asked the council whether it wished to proceed with a formal ad hoc committee to lead design work. Staff recommended a nine‑member citizen committee, an open public process and an initial timeline of roughly 12 to 18 months to reach a design the council could consider for funding.

Summers told council members the committee would produce design options and a cost estimate; if the council chose to bond the project, Summers suggested placing a bond question…

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