Goose Creek study planned; rain-garden project and $73,250 in change orders trigger procurement review

The public works committee advanced two related items on July 15: (1) a recommendation to contract Remington Verwick for a Goose Creek flood study (committee vote 3–0) and to hold a public open house on Aug. 5, 2025 to present a proposed pollution-reduction plan; and (2) lengthy council debate over a completed rain-garden and stormwater project at the Public Works facility and Matlack Street, where change orders increased the final construction total well above the original contract and raised questions about planning, engineering and purchasing oversight.

Study and open-house: The proposed Goose Creek study covers the channel from Route 202 upstream toward the borough’s Public Works site and was described at the meeting as covering multiple municipal jurisdictions. The committee recommended a $38,500 contract to Remington Verwick and…