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It is our hope to get some construction accomplished during the coming construction season. <br /> Given the General Fund constraints on park operations, we expect to limit any improvements to <br /> grading, paved path construction, and some playground apparatus. Turf, landscape plantings and <br /> irrigation to support plantings will be considered during the design, but not constructed until <br /> ongoing maintenance funding is secured. <br /> FUNDING FOR THE SECOND PARK <br /> We were unsuccessful in purchasing a second park with the funds from the sale of the 3.44 acres <br /> of the original Gilham Park. We contacted five land owners about property but response from <br /> owners was cool to cold. The most likely site is owned by Tom Wester, a developer in the area. <br /> It involves land between two proposed streets that run west of Gilham Road and will cross <br /> Gilham Creek to connect with a street in the Riverpointe Subdivision. A park in that location <br /> would be along the Gilham Creek corridor, which is listed in the draft of the Parks, Open Spaces <br /> and Natural Areas Study as a possible area to be preserved by easement or outright purchase. <br /> This acquisition project has been placed on indefinite hold due to the BM 47 efforts to maximize <br /> General Funds available to be carried forward into the new budget year. The above - mentioned <br /> capital budget funds identified for the acquisition of the new park were part of the Building and <br /> Facilities Capital monies presented to the Council in late January as projects which could be <br /> deferred. Until those funds can be restored or another source identified, no further action on this <br /> land acquisition project is being contemplated. <br /> cc: Chris Andersen <br /> Bob Hammitt <br /> Johnny Medlin <br />