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Committee reviews facilities master plan; Cascade Park repairs, fountain leak and trailhead among priorities
Summary
Members reviewed excerpts from the 2021 facilities master plan and discussed near-term capital items: Cascade Park utility and plumbing work (estimated ~$260,000), multi-field lighting and Union Street field bids, Essex Woods parking completed, community garden expansion needs, and an organizational assessment included in FY25 planning.
Committee members reviewed selected pages of the facilities master plan (completed in 2021) and discussed capital projects and near-term budget items included in the FY25 planning window.
Tracy Webb, parks and recreation director, said the department uses the 2021 master plan as a working document when preparing capital requests and that many short-term projects from the plan have been completed (for example, Essex Woods parking lot improvements and park lighting work). She said some printed handouts were missing pages at the meeting and staff will follow up to provide the full document to committee members.
The committee discussed Cascade Park in detail. Webb said the landscape management plan and a boundary/topographical survey for Cascade are complete, and…
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