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Commission prioritizes 'Premier Park' features while deferring an on-site event center in Elsie Stevens master plan discussion
Summary
Dayton Parks Commission discussed the Elsie Stevens Park master plan, recommending prioritizing public amenities (splash pad, restrooms, playgrounds, picnic/overlook areas) over building a large event center now; staff will prepare an RFP and updated cost estimates for council review.
Commissioners spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing and refining the Elsie Stevens Park master plan. Staff described the existing packet and earlier committee work and said the plan’s large placeholder figure for a future building (previously cited in the packet as $5,000,000) is not locked in and should be refined with engineering and cost estimates before the city moves forward.
Most commissioners expressed a preference to prioritize public-facing,…
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