Update:https://www.cityofames.org/home/showpublisheddocument/76456/638594035648370000 Moore Memorial Park covers 90 acres with 50 located east of Ioway Creek and 40 west of the creek. The upper 50-acre parcel was developed into a community park in 1991. Until 2022, the 40-acre parcel had been leased to Iowa State University as an agricultural research plot for $3,000 per year. The University farmed this land for the final time in 2021. Parks and Recreation staff is working with Water and Pollution Control and Public Works staff to retire this land and install nutrient reduction and water quality practices. In response to community input to connect parks via hard surface trails, a pedestrian bridge will link these two parcels of City property. The plan is to then have a trail from Moore Memorial Park along Scholl Road to Ontario Street. This improvement is viable because ISU owns the land adjacent to the City's 40-acre parcel. In the event ISU allows public access through its parcel, several miles of recreational trails would be linked together. Staff will continue to meet with ISU officials to acquire the necessary easements to bring this project to fruition. This project was delayed to allow for the completion of previously approved projects. Project is included City of Ames - Parks & Recreation Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Page no 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update:https://www.cityofames.org/home/showpublisheddocument/73555/638289157939130000 Moore Memorial Park Pedestrian Bridge Project is included City of Ames - Parks & Recreation Fiscal Year 2023-2028 Page no 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moore Memorial Park is 90 acres; 50 acres are located east of Squaw Creek and 40 acres are west of the creek. The 50-acre parcel was developed into a community park in 1991. The 40-acre parcel has been leased to Iowa State as an agricultural research plot for $3,000 per year. In response to community input to connect parks via hard surface trails, a pedestrian bridge will link these two parcels of City property. The plan is to then have a trail from Moore Memorial Park along Scholl Road to Ontario Street. This improvement is viable because ISU owns the land adjacent the City's 40-acre parcel. In the event ISU allows public access through its parcel, several miles of recreational trails would be linked together. Staff will meet with ISU officials to determine if public access will be allowed through this parcel of land in the future. The project is included in the city's 2023-2027 capital improvement plan (CIP). As of October 12, 2022, further details regarding design and construction have not been identified. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available. As of August 31, 2023, no new information available