A long-discussed overhaul of Festival Park moved closer to reality this week as the Newport City Commission approved a design-build agreement for the project.
Festival Park improvements have been in development for years, and at one time were even a $62.5 million project. That number has dwindled to $8.5 million to make the project more feasible and allow the city to actually implement it.
The Newport City Commission voted to execute the agreement with Prus Construction for the project at its Feb. 9 special meeting…