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Bowers Park
Updated Nov 02 2023
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Please join us at the Belk Activity Center on December 13 from 4pm - 6pm to provide feedback on the preliminary concept plan!
Summary
Building on community and stakeholder feedback, professional engineering consultants will develop a long-term plan for improvements to Bowers Park. The plan will provide design standards, recommend park and facility improvements, and suggest project phasing.
Sitting on nearly 170 acres, Bowers Park amenities currently include: baseball and softball fields, outdoor pool, disc golf course, outdoor tennis courts, pavilions, and Jerry Belk Activity Center, which houses an indoor walking track, sport court gym, wood floor gym, and fitness equipment.
Goals and Impact
Expand recreational opportunities for local families
Maximize potential of park facilities
Project Updates
Timeline
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Key Milestones & Events
Completed:
Interior park roads and parking lots repaved in 2022
Contract awarded to TTL to develop concept site plan on May 2, 2023
Up Next:
Develop concept site plan
Project Materials
Financial Information
Costs
Cost Summary
Spent:
$496,097
Approved:
$877,361
Budget:
Pending Planning/Design
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Spent: The amount paid on this project to-date.
Approved: The amount that has been approved by the City Council to be spent for a specific contract or purpose on this project. In city accounting terms, this is spent + encumbered.
Budget: The total amount of money that the City expects to be spent to complete this project. This amount is only finalized once sufficient planning on the project has been completed.
Cost Details
Elevate Tuscaloosa Fund: City funds dedicated to Elevate Tuscaloosa which are allocated to this project.
Other City Funds: City funds from non-Elevate Tuscaloosa sources allocated to this project.
External Funding: Amounts from sources outside of the city, such as grants, or donations from citizens or private companies.
Overall Funding
Funding Summary
Elevate Tuscaloosa Fund:
$888,161
Other City Funds:
$0
External Funding:
$0
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