Meridian council hears detailed update on Settlers Park community center design; bid timeline unchanged

City staff gave Meridian City Council a design development and project status update for the Settlers Park community center, saying the schematic site plan and building uses remain the same and that detailed design work is progressing with the goal of putting the project out to bid this fall.

"Things are on schedule, on track, to be ready to to, bid this fall," said Steve Sidway, who introduced the presentation before turning the update over to Garrett, the project manager. Garrett told the council the team has moved into design development and is resolving room sizes, mechanical needs and access-control placement.

The presentation stressed refinements intended to reduce future disruption and cost: drain fields beneath parking were sized now to accommodate a possible future gym expansion, and the design includes access-control zones that would allow contracted instructors to operate parts of the…