Construction may soon be underway for broadscale new features to Corpus Christi’s Northside parks, spanning from a new amphitheater and hike-and-bike trails to a softball field and community gardens.
On the table for the City Council’s consideration Aug. 12 will be a $16.5 million contract to launch those efforts, which primarily revolve around revitalization of Ben Garza Park, Dr. H.J. Williams Park and T.C. Ayers Park, as well as development of a new park at the former Washington-Coles Elementary School campus, according to agenda documents.
Overall funding allocated for designing and building the projects — to include hike-and-bike trails connecting the parks, as well as a trailhead at a North Beach entry — rings in at a cumulative $20.3 million, a city memo shows…