Within the FY2027 capital budget, Bethel is funding a major YK Fitness Community Center expansion at 5,596,098 and a roof replacement at 150,000. These projects fall under Community Parks & Recreation and will significantly upgrade the city’s main recreation facility. No designer or contractor is identified in the ordinance, so planning, design, and procurement processes are still to come during FY2027. This is a substantial vertical construction and building-systems opportunity for architects, engineers, builders, roofing contractors, and recreation facility specialists to help define scope, phasing, and cost controls while the City readies procurements.
Expansion is likely loan and transfer funded via the General Fund and Municipal Dock loan; detailed ...
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Likely eligible under CPA historic resources and/or open space categories; scope may include conserv...
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