Former council members offer input on skate park, historic buildings

  • Lampasas City Manager Finley deGraffenried, center, speaks about the capital improvement projects budget at a special City Council workshop. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
    Lampasas City Manager Finley deGraffenried, center, speaks about the capital improvement projects budget at a special City Council workshop. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

    At a special workshop on Thursday, the Lampasas City Council determined it would roll forward with a new skate park and halt renovations to historic structures, with former council members, citizens and city staff weighing in.

    During the Thursday afternoon session, City Manager Finley deGraffenried presented a capital improvement project budget that showed significant spikes in costs, including a $…