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Tenafly pulls vote on $82,000 skate‑park change order after council questions unexpected costs
Summary
Council members halted approval of a change order for Grove Street Park’s skate area after learning of an $82,000 surface/curbing cost and an insurance‑required fence of about $42,000; staff will return with recommendations and a project post‑mortem.
The Tenafly Mayor and Council pulled a resolution authorizing the final change order for the Grove Street Park project after members said they were not informed earlier that work to prepare the skate‑park surface and curbing would add about $82,000, and that an insurance‑required 8‑foot fence would cost roughly $42,000.
The decision followed a lengthy project update from Andy (staff member), who described a five‑year project history that began with design bids under $500,000, later saw bids above $1 million, then moved into negotiated contracts. The negotiated base contract awarded to contractor Kennegan was roughly $490,000 and did not originally include the skate‑park surface. The borough separately purchased…
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