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Staff updates: Oldman Park fields near completion; habitat projects and donations noted

6490892 · September 10, 2025
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Summary

Staff reported construction progress at Oldman Park, habitat-restoration work along the Cottage Grove Trailway Corridor, planting setbacks and site assessments at Still Ponds Park; the commission also accepted donations for memorial benches and reported awards/partnerships on Mississippi Dunes Park projects.

Parks staff provided a series of project updates during the Sept. 8 meeting covering active construction, habitat-restoration work and recent donations.

Oldman Park: Staff reported that the first two athletic fields at Oldman Park were graded and the third field was nearing grading completion. Drain tiles and irrigation mains have been installed; contractors expect the site to be mostly finished by October, after which turf will be established and the fields rested the following year. A natural timber playground and a picnic shelter awarded by the city council are scheduled…

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