As requested, PAID's engineer contacted the city engineer for a status update on North Acres Park. A meeting was held and the following was discussed:
1. There was an existing study performed by the City on the North Acre Park in 2016.
2. Due to COVID and recent material costs escalating, the City has revisited this General Obligation bond funding including the North Acres Park. As a result, the City is trying to figure out what’s best for the community by updating their financial analysis and also researching other funding sources and are pursuing a $65 million general obligation bond (borrowed money) for Fire, Police, Parks & Drainage improvements/projects.
3. North Acres Park is one of their priorities. The City Engineering Department is currently working on a conceptual plan for the park, but is not ready to release the plan to the public until a detailed financial analysis has been completed and reviewed by City staff and presented to the City Council for recommendations to move forward.
4. The City’s Engineering department believes that the east 10 acres has a lot of muck on the property and most likely future testing will be a component of the financial analysis. Possibly lake(s) may be part of the development program for the park, but will not be conclusive until the feasibility and financial analysis has been completed. Joe Telles mentioned (at the Jan 6 th meeting with the City) that there were borings performed on this property years ago.
5. They have been diligently working on this analysis update as well as conceptual planning since February 2021 and will keep us updated on their progress. At a meeting on January 6, 2022 the City Engineer showed a very preliminary site plan on the 10 acres with a lake, and around it what appeared to be a fitness path with potential stations; the rest green space.
