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Committee reviews FY28–FY29 Quality of Life allocations, flags $60M Events Center proposal
Summary
Advisory committee reviewed proposed FY28 and FY29 Quality of Life project budgets, including multiple Candies Greenway items and a proposed $60,000,000 Events Center/Aquatic Center; members confirmed 2026 meeting dates.
The Greenway advisory committee reviewed a slate of Quality of Life budget proposals for FY28 and FY29, listing specific dollar amounts for each project. Jill Barrett presented FY28 items that include a $600,000 Aesthetic/Wayfinding/Gateway program, a $300,000 25th Street Gateway Project, $600,000 for Candies Greenway (Fletcher to Westside Drive) and a $1,000,000 District 4 Pocket Park (parks grant).
The committee also catalogued FY29 priorities, among them a Candies Greenway—Sharp Park extension for $200,000 and a proposed Events Center/Aquatic Center with an estimated budget of $60,000,000, plus a $1,000,000 connection from Mouse Creek Greenway to the soccer complex. Members confirmed their 2026 meeting schedule as July 23, September 24 and November 19.
