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Santa Fe presents $40 million parks and open‑space capital projects portfolio, highlights recent completions and upcoming work
Summary
City staff reviewed recent park project completions, current capital projects and upcoming neighborhood notifications, and staff gave updates on a large paving bond and a utility relocation on Guadalupe Street.
City parks and public‑works staff on Wednesday gave committee members an overview of roughly $40 million in parks and open‑space capital projects, highlighting recently completed fields and courts, ongoing designs and near‑term public review opportunities.
Scott Overly, public‑works project manager, and Director Melissa McDonald presented completed work including six new pickleball courts at Fort Marcy (opened May 2, 2025), a new PFAS‑free synthetic turf field at Salvador Perez Park (completed March 15, 2025) and a synthetic conversion at Bridal Park. Overly said those projects were completed on time and under budget.
Overly described key project details: Fort Marcy’s pickleball installation added six courts; the Salvador Perez turf project used an EcoTherm infill that Overly said “reduces heat up to 30 degrees over the traditional black rubber infill” and cost about $1.2 million; Bridal Park’s…
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