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Parks director details civic-area concept design, says $18 million will not cover entire plan

3306585 · May 14, 2025
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Parks and Recreation director Ali Rhodes updated the commission on the civic-area design process, the project schedule and operations planning. Rhodes said the city has $18 million from a 2021 tax measure and will seek schematic design and construction documents this year, with construction expected in late 2026 or early 2027.

Ali Rhodes, Director of Parks and Recreation, gave a multi-part update on the civic-area project and related park improvements during the May 13 meeting.

Rhodes said the city is moving from analysis and community engagement into a single concept design that will be presented in a third public engagement window this summer. "We're at an exciting point where we have been working hard to understand the site, the significant constraints from the flood plain, from the existing buildings, the special uses to the community," Rhodes said.

Rhodes told commiss…

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