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Council talks parks, school field access and bonding options; $80 million estimate cited
Summary
Council members debated park maintenance, potential community resource center use of school sites, restroom needs and financing. A staff figure placed full park development at "about $80,000,000," prompting discussion of timing grants versus bonds and phased approaches.
Unidentified Speaker 2 and Abby (Unidentified Speaker 4) reviewed parks and community programming options, including negotiations for park space at McNair and possible use of Carl Sandburg Elementary as a community resource center or program site. Councilors asked whether school buildings or just fields would be available and noted restroom access would require operational arrangements with school districts.
Council members repeatedly raised maintenance and completion of…
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