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Needham staff warn tight timeline for Elliott School and Action Sports Park designs; recommend phased approach
Summary
Park and Recreation staff told commissioners that Elliott School repairs and a planned action sports park/pickleball project will strain design capacity and that one project may need priority; design funds arrive July 1 and construction funding will require an October budget request.
Town staff told the Needham Park and Recreation Commission May 21 that several capital projects scheduled to enter design this summer will compete for limited engineering and procurement capacity, and recommended prioritizing the Elliott School repairs while staging the larger Action Sports Park work.
Stacy (Park and Recreation director) said design money for both the Action Sports Park and Elliott School becomes available July 1. She told the commission that Elliott must be constructed during a school summer break to address sinkholes, flooding and safety issues; the department’s plan is to complete design this summer, request construction funds in the…
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