Title
Depot Park Phase 2: Park Construction (B)
Explanation
Depot Park is comprised of a series of projects being implemented by multiple agencies to convert 32-acres of industrial wastelands into a premier urban park and sub-regional stormwater management facility. Depot Park, as a component of the Power District, is an important redevelopment project that aims to reutilize lands with the purpose of creating a unique recreational, cultural, and natural environment that works in tandem with economic development initiatives within the downtown core.
The original idea for Depot Park was first conceived in the mid-1980s. Since its inception, Depot Park has been on the cutting edge of environmental, engineering, cultural, and land resource planning. The citizen involvement for Depot Park has spanned decades and has influenced and resulted in the vision that is being implemented today. Depot Park is a designated Brownfield site, thus the first several phases of construction have focused on the remediation of soil and water contaminants in preparation for the land to be used as a public park. The first major construction project began in 2005 with the Former Gas Depot remediation and construction of the first stormwater ponds on the property. Between 2009 and 2014 progress continued including the remediation of the Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) contaminants, remediation of non-MGP contaminates (i.e., arsenic), construction of the main stormwater pond, and rehabilitation of the historic Depot.
Now that the property has been remediated, the next step is to enter the construction phase for the park. At the June 2014 CRA Board meeting staff presented the 60% design for the park and was authorized to proceed with the construction documents. In September 2014, after the completion of the Stormwater Pond construction and non-MGP remediation projects, the site became available to be surveyed, thus enabling the design team to progress the drawings to 90%.
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