On July 1st, the City Council awarded a contract to Haydon Building Corporation for preconstruction master planning services.  

The City of Peoria purchased a 60-acre parcel of land located near the southeast intersection of 83^rd Ave and Olive Avenue. The previous and current use of the land is agriculture. The property was owned and farmed by a single family for more than one-half century which could carry some potential theme for the park. Approximately 22-acres of land along Olive Avenue has been set aside for commercial and business related uses and preliminary development plans have been submitted to the city for consideration. Staff is also discussing the possibility of having shared access from Olive Avenue near the 81^st Avenue alignment with the commercial development.

The primary goal of this Community Park project is to develop a master plan with emphasis for sports and athletic fields. Once the master plan has been approved, the consultants will proceed to develop plans and specifications for a Phase 1 development that will include lighted adult softball fields, and lighted multi-purpose fields for traditional sports such as soccer and football, if funding allows. The successful consultant will identify all associated amenities to support these fields, such as restrooms, concessions, parking, shade facilities, landscaping, etc.

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