Council approves design agreement for Riverview Park and advances $1.26M airport fuel‑farm project

The Hannibal City Council on April 7 approved engineering and grant-application steps for two infrastructure projects: a Riverview Park trail repair and a federally funded upgrade to the Hannibal Regional Airport fuel farm.

City Manager Andy Dorian said the Riverview Park project is the first major implementation step from a newly approved $22 million, 30-year master plan. The immediate work addresses a trail washout and is estimated at about $700,000; the city plans to apply for a $500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant in 2026, making the project contingent on receiving that grant. Council adopted a $40,000 design agreement with Hutchinson Engineering (resolution 25 99) to prepare plans needed for the grant application and construction.

Dorian also outlined the airport fuel-farm replacement project. The total project cost is $1,257,000; the federal share is expected to be about 95% ($1,179,000), leaving a city share of roughly $77,000. Council approved a $147,002 consultant supplemental agreement with Wolpert Inc. for construction-administration engineering services (resolution 25 97) and authorized the mayor to sign the state/federal grant application documents (resolution 25 98) to secure funding and reimbursements.

Dorian said most materials are ordered and the city hopes to complete the fuel-farm project later this year if grant funding is successfully obtained. Council members voiced support for pursuing available grant money; no formal opposition to the projects was recorded in the meeting minutes.

Next steps include finishing the design work for Riverview Park to meet grant-application requirements (design funded by the city up front) and submitting the airport grant application to federal/state agencies per the approved resolutions.