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Committee reviews FY2025 midyear budget: parks bridges, solar streetlight pilot, maintenance barn and stadium parking concerns
Summary
Committee members reviewed midyear budget changes affecting parks and public works — including $20,000 for a three-light solar streetlight pilot, funding for Walton Ferry/Old Chapel work from reserves, planned pedestrian bridge replacements, concerns about Greenway boardwalk warranty/workmanship, and parking pressures at rugby fields.
Hendersonville staff briefed the Public Works Committee on midyear FY2025 budget adjustments affecting parks and public works on Feb. 25, highlighting funding shifts for infrastructure repairs and pilot projects.
Staff reported the largest midyear public-works expenditure is increased funding for the Walton Ferry/Old Chapel project, funded from reserves. Parks items include appropriations of donated funds, added part-time program supervisors for expanded gym usage and basketball programming, and two pedestrian-bridge replacements at Drakes Creek Park after repeated flood damage. Staff said the city will replace bridges that have been repeatedly damaged and will budget maintenance and replacement as needed.
The committee approved a…
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