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Council awards Ballinger Park viewing platform contract and approves $1.04 million budget adjustment
Summary
Mountlake Terrace awarded Sunset Grill Construction the contract to build a new viewing platform and trails at Ballinger Park and approved a $1,035,593 budget amendment to close a funding gap, citing grant timing and permit windows as reasons to proceed now.
The Mountlake Terrace City Council on June 5 authorized a construction contract with Sunset Grill Construction LLC and approved a budget adjustment to complete the Ballinger Park viewing platform and west‑side trails project.
The council voted unanimously to amend the Ballinger project budget by $1,035,593 — bringing the project total to $2,583,405 — and to award the construction contract for up to $2,211,902.63 after staff reported that three bids came in over the original estimate.
Why it matters: Ballinger Park, the city’s 55‑acre regional park developed from a former golf course, already has completed waterfront improvements, a new floating dock and a universally accessible playground in recent years. The viewing platform…
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