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Council approves park parking expansion with Porter Road entrance despite $160K–$214K overrun
Summary
Council approved the parking lot contract and a new north (Porter Road) entrance for the community park; the project is now estimated to be $163,000 to $214,000 over budget and will use surplus community park funds and money from the Bill O'Fallon Trust Fund.
The board approved the base parking-lot contract and added north access from Porter Road for the community park, despite a projected budget shortfall. Andrew, staff member, told the board the recommendation is to accept the base bid plus alternates including lime stabilization and drainage work and to include the Porter Road entrance, which increased the project scope and cost. "So we're roughly 100 depending on the contingency, and any under unknowns. We could be between a 163 and a 100 and $214,000 over budget," Andrew said.
The additional north…
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