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Residents press Grimes council over Waterworks Park site; council approves ISG contract to scope park improvements
Summary
Residents sharply criticized council choices for siting a proposed administration building at Waterworks Park and demanded transparency and records; the council approved a $36,000 professional services agreement with ISG to scope park improvements and neighborhood engagement while staff said the building contracts are already signed and the site is proceeding.
Public comment at the Grimes City Council’s Feb. 24 meeting centered on the city’s plan to place a new administration building in Waterworks Park, with multiple residents challenging the process and asking for more transparency.
"This park belongs to residents. Listen to them," Brian Hansen said, presenting a petition he said has more than 400 signatures opposing the site and questioning how the project moved forward without broader notice. Kristen Hansen told the council she reviewed agendas and minutes and could not find a clearly noticed vote selecting Waterworks Park; she asked councilors to identify the date when the location was lawfully chosen and pointed to two different cost figures being circulated — $8.5 million on public materials and an $11,880,000 design-development estimate in internal documents.
Other public speakers asked why a central, visible…
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