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Design

In January 2023 the City Council created the Heroes Park Design Committee and appointed citizens with different military backgrounds or relevant experience with similar projects. The group was tasked with exploring the idea of shifting the location of the existing Heroes Park over to the area immediately south of City Hall and expanding it into a dual purpose park that both honors community heroes and includes ample space for City events. The Heroes Park Design Committee met four different times, including a site tour of similar parks in other communities. The committee identified desired elements including event space, hero recognition, landscaping, areas for shared historical information, a water element, and sculptures. Based on those desired elements, two different design options were presented to the committee. At their last meeting, the committee unanimously approved a concept that combined aspects for the two designs. This recommendation was presented to the City Council on June 6, 2023 for consideration. The Council was supportive of the committee's recommendations and moved forward with a contract to develop construction documents. During the design engineering process, an open house was held for public input and update presentations were presented to Council throughout the process.

Construction 

The project was placed out for bids in August and bid opening was held on September 5, 2024. A construction contract was awarded to J.B. & Co. LLC at the October 2, 2024 City Council meeting utilizing TIF funds in an amount not to exceed $6,076,985.00 and a contingency amount not to exceed $500,000.00. Anticipated completion is expected in early 2026.

Heroes Park Nominations

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