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Steering committee hears updates on Oroville projects funded by Supplemental Benefits Fund
Summary
Staff updated the committee on three SBF-funded projects in Oroville: the Oroville Lights (Table Mountain) construction kickoff, progress and funding for the Brad Freeman Trail "missing link," and further construction at the Oroville Veterans Memorial Park, including specific grant amounts for components of the memorial.
The Supplemental Benefits Fund Steering Committee received project updates Wednesday on several Oroville improvements receiving SBF grants, including the Oroville Lights (Table Mountain) construction kickoff, progress on the Brad Freeman Trail “missing link,” and additional work at the Oroville Veterans Memorial Park.
Committee staff member Marciniak summarized the three projects and displayed a short PowerPoint with renderings and grant details. He said the Table Mountain/Oroville Lights project has held a construction kick-off that was attended by roughly 150 people and that construction is underway. “There will be light there soon,” Marciniak said during his presentation.
Marciniak also reviewed work on the Brad Freeman Trail missing link and said several grants have been issued to advance design, environmental study and construction. In his presentation, Marciniak listed four SPF grants toward the trail: $30,000 for design to Melton, $20,000 for an environmental study to the district, $260,007.60 for future construction, and $150,000 for future construction — a stated total of $460,760 in SPF grants for that project.
On the Oroville Veterans Memorial Park, Marciniak reported that the SBF contributed to multiple elements of the site rather than funding the entire memorial. He listed the SBF contributions included in project materials: $37,000 toward a flagpole, $112,000 toward wall construction, $92,098 toward a shade structure, and $35,073 toward a trail rest stop. Marciniak described the completed walls and decorative rock facing along Montgomery Street and showed a final rendering of the completed memorial area.
Marciniak and other speakers said some funds for the projects came from federal sources and that the committee continues to seek additional outside funding. He noted the city council had written a letter supporting the broader Feather River Conceptual Plan and that the committee looks to those planning documents to guide future investments.
The committee did not take formal action on the Table Mountain or memorial items during the meeting; the presentation was informational and followed by brief comment and appreciation from committee members.
The committee adjourned after completing the agenda and confirmed its next regular meeting for July 23, 2025, at 2 p.m.
