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BY GRACIE WARHURST
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Council approves $2.18 million for maintenance yard at Old Settlers
Round Rock City Council approved the guaranteed price for a maintenance yard in the Old Settlers Park build-out project at its April 24 meeting. At a cost of $2.18 million, the project is meant to prepare the site for construction of a warehouse, remote maintenance facility and pole barn. Dive deeper The contract with SpawGlass Contractors is a heavy civil project, said General Services Director Chad McDowell, and includes grading, clearing, grubbing, demolition of existing structures, asphalt paving, landscaping and preparing utilities. The project began in May and is expected to be done by November. Voter-approved bonds will pay for the work, city documents show, but McDowell said that the city will still need to determine funding for the remainder of the maintenance facility, because the Old Settlers Park project “is starting to run out of money.” “We are starting to see pres- sures,” McDowell said. “We’re going to get all of our estimates in to try to have a full idea of how much more money we need.” Financial concerns arise as the The Round Rock Parks and Recreation department launched Trailside Market this month in Memorial Park at 600 N. Lee St. The details The outdoor shopping event is located alongside Heritage Trail in the park. From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays from June through Memorial Park market opens
“We still have expectations from the community that we’re going to keep projects going ... The past has shown us that the more we wait on these projects, the more expensive they get.” BROOKS BENNETT, ROUND ROCK CITY MANAGER
price of the project increases with time, City Manager Brooks Bennett said, especially during “uncertain economic conditions.” About the project Old Settlers Park began renova- tions in September. Upon comple- tion, the park will have upgrades that include a new pavilion, stage and amphitheater, as well as a playground, expanded recreational areas, roadway renovations for safety and pedestrian crossings, pedestrian bridges, and improved sports courts. October, visitors can shop local vendors along the new trail. The market will feature goods like produce, plants and hand- made art from local makers. The completed Heritage Trail project is a 1-mile addition to the Brushy Creek Trail system.
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