YAY! Unanimous Approval From City Commissioners for Bicentennial Square Funding
KCCI’s 2024 Community Catalyst’s team vision and plan was unanimously approved by the CRA Board, which is made up of the City Commission, at the October 17th CRA meeting. Funding was approved for the first two phases of making Bicentennial Square park.
KCCI’s team presented their Vision Plan and proposal at the August meeting, which received unanimous approval. To follow processes, the team then presented to the DRC (Downtown Redevelopment Commission) and to other key committees and groups. All were supportive. After continuing community conversations and preparing project specifics, KCCI returned to the CRA board on October 17 with an update and funding request. Phases 1 and 2 of the phased project approach were also unanimously approved by the CRA Board.
Complete build-out of Bicentennial Square will span several years. Thanks to the funding allocated today, improvements can soon be started in the area. Following KCCI’s recommended timeline and as a result of the volunteer team’s collaboration with partners – lighting, artistic and safety improvements could begin by the end of 2024.
Thank you to our community partners for their support, and residents who completed our survey and continue to share input about the park, for helping to make this project successful.
For more information about the project, click HERE.