Othello Awards Kiwanis Park Trails Project

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  Othello City Council awarded the Kiwanis Park Trails Project to Granite Construction Company“OTHELLO — At the July 13 City Council meeting, the City of Othello awarded the Kiwanis Park Trails Project to Granite Construction Company from Pasco.”
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  The award was on July 13, 2026No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The project will repair and widen existing trails“Johnson said the project would make the pavement smooth and put the pathway at around eight feet wide.”
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  The project will add eight-foot-wide pathways“Johnson said the project would make the pavement smooth and put the pathway at around eight feet wide.”
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  The project will add lighting“This project will also add lighting that will run alongside the pathways.”
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  The project will add improved accessibility for wheelchair users“Othello's City Engineer Robin Adolphsen said these improvements will also keep in mind making the pathways more wheelchair accessible. "The plan is to level them and make them more accessible for a multi-use path," she said.”
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  Current pathways have been damaged by tree roots“The current pathways at Kiwanis Park have been in place for a few years and have since had tree roots push up the pavement, which has made traversal unsafe.”
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  Current pathways have been made unsafe by tree roots“The current pathways at Kiwanis Park have been in place for a few years and have since had tree roots push up the pavement, which has made traversal unsafe.”
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  Construction begins in early August“Construction for the park project is set to begin in early August, said Adolphsen.”
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  The winning bid is $248,031.73“The city received four bids for the work and chose Granite construction who bid $248,031.73, which is $145,485 under the Engineer’s Estimate.”
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  The winning bid is $145,485 under the estimated $393,517 cost“The city received four bids for the work and chose Granite construction who bid $248,031.73, which is $145,485 under the Engineer’s Estimate.”
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  The project is funded by a $1,100,000 Land Water Conservation Fund grant“The original budget for the project is $1,258,120, with $1,100,000 being covered by a Land Water Conservation Fund grant, and $158,120 is from the city matching funds.”
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  The project is funded by $158,120 in city matching funds“The original budget for the project is $1,258,120, with $1,100,000 being covered by a Land Water Conservation Fund grant, and $158,120 is from the city matching funds.”
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  $384,640 remains from the grant for this project“The grant also includes work to develop and install a splash pad at Kiwanis Park which is currently under construction, using $873,480 of those funds, leaving $384,640 available for the Kiwanis Park Trails Project, according to the agenda packet.”
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  The city plans additional park improvements“Along with the splash pad and trails development projects, Johnson said the city has also been awarded a grant for 2027 to put in a new playground system. This would bring in all new equipment, add new basketball courts and expand the parking lot on the northwest corner.”
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  The city plans a new playground system as part of additional park improvements“Along with the splash pad and trails development projects, Johnson said the city has also been awarded a grant for 2027 to put in a new playground system. This would bring in all new equipment, add new basketball courts and expand the parking lot on the northwest corner.”
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  The city plans basketball courts as part of additional park improvements“Along with the splash pad and trails development projects, Johnson said the city has also been awarded a grant for 2027 to put in a new playground system. This would bring in all new equipment, add new basketball courts and expand the parking lot on the northwest corner.”
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  The additional park improvements are funded by a 2027 grantNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.