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City park design revised after value‑engineering; council direction preserves core amenities
Summary
City staff and design firm Rios presented 30% designs for the City Park project showing value‑engineering changes that reduce building circulation and hardscape, expand the gymnasium to two full courts and move the splash pad to a central location; staff said design completion is expected in October with construction bidding to follow.
City parks planners and the project design team presented an updated 30% design for the new City Park and community center, explaining changes made after council and commission direction on value engineering.
Miss Finch, the city project lead, said the design incorporates council direction to reduce some interior and exterior finishes and to trade certain hardscape elements for turf and softer landscape features while preserving the park’s primary functions. "We reduced the size of the fitness center and group fitness room by about 10 percent, removed the spin room, reduced interior plaster walls and exterior glazing, and replaced some hardscape seating with softscape and turf," Finch said. She added that the team increased efficiency…
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