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Parks board updates capital campaign for Sunset Hills Nature & Event Center and Kickstart Park
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Summary
Board members reported progress by a capital campaign committee preparing donor materials and meeting prospects to raise funds for a Nature & Event Center at Sunset Hills and for Kickstart Park; staff is seeking budgetary estimates and plans to present a master plan to elected bodies later this year.
Members of the parks board described recent work by a capital campaign committee to raise private funding for a proposed Nature and Event Center at Sunset Hills and for Kickstart Park. Speaker 4 said the committee — which includes "Dr. Larry Bacopi, Nate Holdrichs, Jake, Brian, myself, and Michael Sawyer" — prepared a two-sided handout, donor letters (including one from "Commissioner Jim Davis") and held an initial prospective-donor meeting that was well received.
Speaker 2 said staff is seeking a budgetary estimate for a roughly 12,000-square-foot facility to set fundraising targets and expected cost estimates in a few weeks. Speaker 1 urged completing the park master plan this year and presenting it to elected boards and the county council before the general election to secure the county's official view of parks for the 2027 planning cycle.
Committee members said they will continue meetings to finalize details and then launch broader fundraising outreach. No fiscal commitments or binding agreements were announced at the meeting.
