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Mayor outlines phased $5 million plan and timetable for turfing fields
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Mayor Davis described a phased approach to turfing ballfields — a $5 million estimate with a first phase of about $2 million — and said grant timelines and environmental reviews would likely push construction into summer 2027 if awards are received.
Mayor Davis presented a multi-phase plan for turfing several county ballfields and described how grant awards and borrowing might be combined to complete the work.
Davis said he envisions a $5,000,000 total project done in phases, with Phase 1 costing roughly $2,000,000 and later phases funded with a combination of grants and borrowing. ‘‘If we do a phase, it's a $5,000,000 project, I believe. If we do it in phases, phase 1 would be $2,000,000, and we'd have $3,000,000 left,’’ Davis said. He identified specific sites that could be included in initial phases and said staff would aim to fund as much as possible through the CDBG and LPRF grants discussed during the public hearing.
Officials cautioned that even if grants are awarded the county must complete an environmental review (which can take up to 120 days), procure engineers and contractors, and fulfill other requirements before construction. Development-district staff estimated no ground-breaking would occur before summer 2027 if awards are received in the November 2026 cycle. The mayor recommended studying the documents further and bringing the resolution/packet back for a finance-committee recommendation and a future vote.
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