Granite Shoals is moving ahead with plans for a new fishing pier at Lakeview Park after the City Council on Nov. 17 approved for the city manager to negotiate a contract with one of three contractors that submitted bids for the project.

The contract, capped at $30,000, must meet all stipulations of the Lower Colorado River Authority grant that will help fund the work, as well as the conditions of the city’s existing LCRA lease agreement for the park.

The pier is the first of several planned upgrades for the small lakeside park, located at 2830 Lakeview Lane.

Earlier this fall, the Granite Shoals Parks Advisory Board, with support from city staff, applied for an LCRA grant to build the pier, which will include LED lighting. The city was awarded $23,370 for the project.

City staff is

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