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Englewood Parks staff outline March bond sale timeline and 2024 program gains; designers working on Cushing, Bellevue, Rotolo projects
Summary
City staff told the Parks & Recreation Commission the voter-approved parks bond will be sold in March and design work is already underway for multiple parks. Managers from golf, senior services, recreation and aquatics reported record use and several capital and program investments in 2024 and flagged priorities for 2025.
City staff told the Englewood Parks & Recreation Commission on a regular meeting that the city will receive bond proceeds after a March bond sale, and that staff are using the interval before funds arrive to complete design work and prepare contractor requests for proposals.
Why it matters: the voter-approved parks bond will fund construction and upgrades across several parks and facilities; finishing designs and lining up contractors before the bond sale should allow the city to start work quickly once proceeds are released.
City staff said designs are in progress now for Cushing Park, Emerson and Rotolo, and that staff have also met with designers on Bellevue Park and Miller Park. Recreation-center upgrades and work at Pirates Cove will go out to bid; staff said RFPs are being drafted. Staff also described an internal steering committee that the department expects to launch in late February or early March; the committee will meet biweekly at first and include at least one Parks & Rec commissioner volunteer when commissioners sign up.
The commission heard specific results and 2025 priorities from department managers. Shannon Buccio, golf…
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