OKC Friday
By Eric Oesch
Feb 09, 2024
The wait is nearly over for the completion of the Civic Area project located along Vineyard Boulevard near the intersection of Hefner Road and Penn in The Village. City residents are already using the outdoor plaza area while city officials anticipate a grand opening ceremony toward the end of the month.
The project is the largest capital improvement project in The Village’s 74-year history.
The Civic Area project is the result of a massive Tax Increment District (Tiff District No. 1) created by the City Council in 2006 to redevelop the area following years of problems created by a large dilapidated 1970s era apartment complex.
Ground was broken for the project in late summer of 2022 and city officials say when completed, the original $9.3 million project, nestled along the Love’s Corporate Campus, Village Library, City Hall and the Hawthorn Village Neighborhood, is expected to come under budget at $8.9 million.
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