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Visit Casper grant funds boardwalk and viewing-deck work at HealthSouthacre; trustees voice looting and access concerns
Summary
Parks staff said Visit Casper grant funding will pay for a boardwalk, a 6-foot-high viewing deck and other site improvements at the HealthSouthacre (Hillside) parcel; trustees raised concerns about artifact looting and fence changes and asked for clearer timelines and contractor details.
Visit Casper grant funding will cover construction of a boardwalk, a viewing deck and related site work at the HealthSouthacre parcel, Parks Department staff said, and the department expects much of the work to be finished by the end of summer if scheduling and weather allow.
The work is grant-funded and managed by Visit Casper; Road and Bridge will perform graveling and grading and be reimbursed where appropriate, Parks staff said. The proposed viewing deck’s finished-floor elevation is roughly 6 feet above ground and the plan includes a boardwalk to improve access and interpretive viewing beyond a current chain-link fence.
Parks staff said the contractor has also proposed removing some chain-link fencing and installing lower…
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