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Newton Park rebuild still funded but delayed by CDBG/HUD procurement steps, town says
Summary
Town staff updated the advisory board that Newton Park is funded with about $3.5 million from a HUD CDBG pass-through via Lee County but the design procurement has been rebid after an error. Staff said HUD and county rules require public interviews of shortlisted designers, extending the schedule; no firm construction timetable was given.
Jeff Hauge, a town staff member, told the Cultural and Environmental Learning Center advisory board on Sept. 25 that the Newton Park rebuild remains funded but that procurement and HUD/Lee County requirements are delaying design and construction.
Hauge said the town has approximately $3,500,000 earmarked for Newton Park through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that Lee County received from HUD and passed through to the town. He said the town solicited design proposals, received five…
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