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Keller park projects 64% complete; Mount Gilead trail could exhaust trail fund
Summary
Parks staff told the Park and Recreation Board the sports park is 64% complete, playground inspections are pending, and bids for the Mount Gilead hike-and-bike trail open next week. Staff said the city is budgeting $450,000 for trails this year but that Mount Gilead could use most or all of the fund balance.
At the May meeting of the Keller Park and Recreation Board, city parks staff provided a construction update saying the sports park is about 64% complete and that bids for the Mount Gilead hike-and-bike trail will open next week, with council review expected in June.
The status update matters because the trail and park work affects school access, neighborhood connectivity and near-term park budgets. Board members raised questions about how private development and design decisions now will affect the city’s ability to build a continuous 10-foot hike-and-bike trail in the future.
“Sports park, we're 64% complete. They were wrapping up the soccer parking lot today and should wrap up Equestrian tomorrow,” Cody (Parks staff) told the board, adding that synthetic fields are installed but grass for new baseball fields has been delayed by rain.…
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