Council hears Barrons Branch construction overview; staff recommends master development agreement
City staff and Hunt Development Group presented a first‑phase construction package for the Barrons Branch District, saying favorable bids kept the full scope within budget, proposing a master development agreement and noting a price cap around $169M (plus a $2M city contingency) and a separate $4M agreement with Encore to underground overhead lines.
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City staff and Hunt Development Group presented the recommended construction scope and financing approach for the Barrons Branch District, a downtown redevelopment first phase covering about 30 acres of a 100‑acre planning footprint. "We're pulling 11 acres of developable land out of the floodplain right in the heart of your downtown," Jeremy Henry said, describing infrastructure work, park construction and utility upsizing that would enable private development on newly available land.
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