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Raleigh staff preview Parks Bond spending tracker, report grant awards and steady project progress
Summary
City staff told the council that the $275 million Parks Bond is in year three of delivery, with about $55 million spent and several conditional grants and partnerships secured; a public '2022 Parks Bond' spending dashboard is to be published this week and an open house is planned for spring 2026.
Raleigh City Council on Thursday heard a progress update on the city’s 2022 Parks Bond and a preview of a public spending dashboard that staff plan to publish this week.
Parks staff said the bond program is currently in its third year of a four‑year rollout and that, to date, roughly $55 million has been spent from the $275 million bond pool. Including other donations and grants, staff said the total program value is $325 million, with about $91 million spent overall. Staff also reported a funding gap of a little more than $21 million between the original proposed budgets and the final approved bond amounts.
“Most of the projects after community engagement process were brought in front of boards and commissions and city council for review and approval,” said Shawsheen Baker, a Parks Department presenter. Baker said many bond projects have moved into…
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