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Evansville parks board adopts declaratory resolution to start $24 million parks bond process
Summary
The Parks Board voted to adopt a declaratory resolution beginning the bonding process to fund about $24 million in parks and zoo capital projects; board members pressed staff for a per-project cost breakdown and public hearings are scheduled for Oct. 2 and Oct. 16.
The Evansville Parks Board on Sept. 23 adopted a declaratory resolution that authorizes the start of a municipal bond process to provide roughly $24 million for parks and zoo capital projects, while board members demanded detailed per‑project cost information before final approval.
The vote does not lock the board into specific projects but allows the city to proceed with public hearings and the municipal financing process required under Indiana law. Outside counsel told the board the declaratory resolution is the first formal step; final confirmation, appropriation and any remonstrance process will occur at public hearings later in October. "This is just the first step in the bonding process," an outside counsel said during the meeting.
Mayor Stephanie Terry, who attended the special meeting, said the projects were…
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