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Wildwood officials, contractor and staff spar over Village Green schedule as electrical work and weather stall progress
Summary
City staff and Bombshell Construction described ongoing delays at Village Green tied to underground power work, design changes and weather; the committee asked for clearer schedules and regular updates and moved the discussion to the start of the meeting for more time.
City of Wildwood planning and parks officials and the contractor on the Village Green project spent the bulk of the April 21 committee meeting outlining why the park remains behind schedule and what steps could be taken to speed work.
The discussion matters because the city has public events planned for the new facility this summer and has already paid more than $1.2 million on the roughly $2.2 million project. Delays or incomplete work could affect whether the park is available for scheduled events and could increase costs.
Director of Planning and Parks (name not specified) told the committee that from the department’s perspective “there has been seldom times when there are more than 1 or 2 laborers or employees out at the site,” and that several promised milestones have not been met. The director said undergrounding utilities, errors or omissions on plan sheets, and weather had all contributed to slow progress.
Andy Dobbs, owner of Bombshell Construction, who is the general…
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