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CRA board hears update on Citizens Lane, park projects and public art
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Oviedo’s Community Redevelopment Agency received a staff update on 2025 accomplishments: Citizens Lane is underway and expected to be finished in July 2026; several street and water projects are complete; public‑art installations and a mural selection process are active.
The Oviedo Community Redevelopment Agency Governing Board on Tuesday heard a progress report on capital and public‑art projects that staff said were advancing under the agency’s 2025 work plan.
Kelly, addressing the board during the CRA annual report presentation, said the Geneva Drive Connector Road (now called Citizens Lane) "is underway" and is "nearing completion, which is scheduled for July 2026." He told the board the Solari Park pedestrian bridge is effectively finished but will not open until Citizens Lane is complete. He added that Godwin Street was completed in February 2025 and Wood Street finished in September 2025, and that the Franklin Street extension is in design.
Kelly also reviewed water and wastewater work: Nursery Street reached final completion in November 2025 and Lift Station 7 — part of the Citizens Lane project — is essentially complete pending a Department of Environmental Protection inspection. For stormwater, he said Solari Park pond improvements are under way with an expected October completion.
On public art, Kelly said the Wings Of Joy piece has been fabricated and that final placement details are being coordinated with the artist and installation team; installation is anticipated in late third quarter or into early fourth quarter of the year. He said the second‑mural call for artists produced 17 submittals with evaluation expected in May, and that the public‑arts board reviewed sculptures on April 15 and will forward a recommendation to the May 18 city council meeting.
Board members did not object to the schedule updates and a board member noted a local historical marker effort tied to the Citizens Way name. The presentation concluded with staff acknowledgements of finance and development personnel involved in the work.
The board then moved on to financial and audit items later on the agenda.
