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Neighbor groups ask council to include covered shelter with services at Wootton's Mill Park in FY26 planning
Summary
Neighborhood representatives requested the council include a scoping study and eventual covered shelter with services at Wootton's Mill Park in the FY2026 capital program, saying the park serves many user groups and would benefit from a sheltered, serviced facility.
Residents asked the council on March 17 to include a covered shelter with services at Wootton's Mill Park in the FY2026 capital plan and to add a scoping study in the upcoming budget.
Bob Wright, representing several nearby neighborhoods, told the council the park serves gardeners, tennis players, families, walkers, community events and other daily users and argued that a covered shelter would complement the park’s active use. Wright said prior staff discussions had suggested the project would be included in upcoming budgets but that the proposed FY2026 operating and capital documents do not currently list a shelter project at Wootton's Mill Park.
Wright asked the council to direct staff to work with surrounding communities to develop an aggressive timeline and to include a scoping study for the shelter in the FY2026 CIP.
Why it matters: additions to the capital plan and scoping work determine whether design and construction proceeds. The resident asked for a clear timeline and a funding path so the project can be studied and, if approved, added to the CIP sequence.
No formal action or appropriation for the shelter was recorded during the March 17 meeting; staff will include project requests in the planned-improvement projects list and the CIP review process that continues into April and May.
