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Council directs planning work on Memorial Park and short‑term softball/tennis fixes; staff to pursue FPL coordination
Summary
Staff outlined short‑, mid‑ and long‑term options for Memorial Park (Singing Pines rehabilitation, drinking fountains, restroom renovations, tennis center concepts) and recommended initiating planning with FPL to study relocation of 230 kV transmission lines; council gave direction to begin FPL coordination and pursue lower‑cost short‑term fixes while urging comprehensive planning before major construction.
Public Works and Engineering Director Zach Beer presented a multi‑tiered plan for Memorial Park and related facilities, telling the council he and staff had identified short‑term repairs (replace inoperable drinking fountains at Meadows Park and level‑1 restroom updates at the softball complex), mid‑term planning (stabilization and design work for the Singing Pines buildings, tennis center design), and long‑term options including potential relocation of 230 kV FPL transmission lines that currently cross the park.
Beer said the…
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