Officials say bike-park corrective plan under review; grant could help but costs remain unclear

City staff told the commission the bike park's corrective-action plan has been approved and is now under staff review, and staff is "waiting to hear back about the outstanding LWCF grant application." Commissioners raised concerns about inconsistent cost figures and the lack of current plans and estimates.

One commissioner told the meeting that prior presentations included figures as high as about $800,000 for completing the project; other speakers said that a smaller sum might be sufficient depending on the scope and whether bathrooms, lighting and water lines were included. A staff representative said the outstanding state grant rounds offer awards that have ranged from a minimum near $50,000 to as much as $250,000, but that the project might not score highly because the community already has a relatively large park acreage per capita in the grant's scoring radius.

Commissioners asked staff to provide the corrective-action plan, current cost estimates and a timeline so the council and public can better understand what grants can realistically cover and what additional fundraising will be needed.