Lynn Underwood Ceglie

Parks and Recreation Upgrades

About $992,000 total across three projects, all previously budgeted.

Newport Middle Passage Port Marker

Cliff Walk restroom expansion

Part of a $600,000 capital project; the study alone is $79,700.

Dog park amenities and Pell Bridge ramps landscaping

No fiscal impact to the city under the agreements; possible private fundraising for enhancements.

Newport Beach Fest at Fort Adams

The city charges only hourly police detail and licensing fees; the organizers pay the state a Fort Adams rental north of $30,000.

Cliff Walk replacement fencing

$22,800, already budgeted.

Newport Tree Conservancy funding

$35K cemetery restoration cut; $25K requested for tree care not yet in the budget.

Continuous harbor walk through former hotel property

Family Activity Center at Former Newport Grand Site

No cost figures were associated with the student presentation.

$500K state park grant for John Chafee Boulevard

$500,000 grant with a $167,000 city match now targeted for FY2027.

First responders memorial at John Street park

Unknown; next steps include landscape planning, feasibility and budgeting.

MLK Community Center food pantry trailer

No fiscal impact to the city.

Memorial Boulevard veterans tribute

$4,000 state grant secured; $2,500 city support was separate for sculptures.

Fort Adams State Park green bond funding

Could bring more state bond funding to Fort Adams facility improvements.

Florence Gray Center renovation update

Contract rises to $349,832, within the $350,000 budget line.

Carousel relocation

Could end annual storage costs; construction costs unknown.