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Edmond staff update council on water plant, parks, police and fire projects
Summary
City staff reported timelines and budgets for major capital projects: water-treatment expansion (2030 target), YMCA/library construction (city $30M commitment; YMCA to repay $13M over 15 years), Pelican Bay pool replacement, a new fire station opened in August, and police training and lake-patrol facilities under design.
City staff gave the council progress reports on a string of capital projects and public-safety facilities during the strategic planning workshop.
Water treatment expansion: Chris Knifing, Director of Water Resources, said Phase 2 is under construction, Phase 3 100% plans were due for review the same week, and bidding is expected in spring/early summer with construction beginning next fall. "Projected completion, if all goes well, is in 2030," Knifing said, while noting required state permitting remains a wildcard.
Library and YMCA: Andy Conyers reported the joint YMCA/library project remains within the approved budget. He said the city's construction commitment is $30,000,000 up front, the YMCA contributes $1.5M and the library $140,000 toward certain costs, and the YMCA will repay the city $13,000,000 over 15 years.
Pelican Bay pool: Conyers said work on the 25-year-old pool revealed additional structural issues that required a change order; despite the change, he said the facility still aims to open Memorial Day weekend 2026.
Public safety facilities: Fire Chief Terry Esri said Fire Station 6 began running calls Aug. 21, is about 11,000 sq. ft. and came in at roughly $1,600,000; staffing added seven on-duty firefighters and equipment. Police Chief J.D. Younger summarized the police training-facility expansion — design is moving toward bidding and construction phases with an anticipated completion around January 2027 — and said a lake-patrol facility is about 75% designed with interim infrastructure planned to allow construction to proceed.
The council asked follow-up questions about punch-list completion dates, permitting and sequencing for large infrastructure projects, and the interaction between capital work and operating budgets. Staff did not propose new fiscal actions during these updates; they were presented as informational items.
