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Council hears $26.5M Lower Castaways park concept and $162M Civic Center police-facility estimate; staff seeks $1.5M seed funding
Summary
Public Works outlined a proposed Lower Castaways harbor‑centric park (~$26.5M) as an alternative to an aquatic center, and presented multiple police‑facility site and cost options, including a Civic Center campus estimate of about $162M. Staff requested $1.5M in seed money to start design and environmental work; the council later recorded a 7-0 straw vote supporting funding set-asides to advance police and fire facility planning.
Public Works Director Dave Webb presented proposed changes to the Facility Financing Plan and a set of capital projects the city is considering.
Webb said the McFadden Plaza/Newport Pier rehabilitation funding would be deprogrammed for now and noted maintenance needs and a recent pile failure tied to storms. He then presented a harbor‑centric Lower Castaways park concept with expanded parking, a small restaurant or kiosk,…
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