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Lafayette council leans toward $74 million bond package that would add civic center, rec and service-center upgrades
Summary
Council discussion narrowed to two bond packages: Package A ($74 million) including Bob L. Berger Recreation Center, a new civic center, and Parks & Public Works service-center expansion, and Package B ($40 million) excluding a civic center. Staff will draft ballot language after council direction.
The Lafayette City Council on July 1 directed staff to prepare ballot language for a capital bond package after a lengthy discussion that split councilors between a two-project package and a larger three-project package that would add a civic center.
Assistant Deputy City Manager Alex Nelson outlined two options for a November ballot: Package A would fund three projects—the Bob L. Berger Recreation Center renovation and expansion, a new civic center a few blocks north of current city hall, and a Parks and Public Works service-center renovation—with a total debt issuance estimated at $74,000,000. Package B would fund only the…
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