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Council weighs priorities for EDA funds ahead of 2028 expiration — roundabout, parking, road overlay rank high
Summary
With the economic development area due to expire in 2028, council reviewed candidate projects — a roundabout, parking for the amphitheater, an East Road overlay, trail connections, and façade/lease incentives — and prioritized the roundabout, parking, then overlay.
Staff presented options for spending remaining EDA funds ahead of the district's 2028 expiration and emphasized that multiple projects could be funded. Among the ideas were a trail connection, a small roundabout to improve business access, façade improvements for a planned cold-storage expansion, commercial-lease incentives, additional amphitheater parking, and an East Road overlay; staff noted an overlay would cost about $600,000.
Council members prioritized the roundabout as the top project, followed by the parking lot and the East Road overlay, and discussed using the EDA as a partial match to secure grants for the higher-cost items. "The roundabout project ... would help traffic flow and business access," Speaker 3 said; council directed staff to continue planning and to pursue grants and design work so projects could be bid during the next build season ahead of the EDA expiration.
