CDA approves change order for Linden Avenue repair; board also approves routine bills and minutes

The Middletown Community Development Agency approved a change order for work at a Linden Avenue property to remove a rear first-floor addition, install new footings to support the rear wall and reconstruct the rear addition, and to repair damaged sections of the main sewer and water supply lines, Secretary Bruni said during the meeting.

The change order covers two separate scopes: structural excavation and new footings, and replacement of a damaged section of the interior main water line. “It was to remove the first-floor addition, support the rear wall of the house, excavate and install new footings to support structural load and frame accordingly per New York State Building Code,” Secretary Bruni said. She said the structural work was estimated at $18,600 and the plumbing work at $5,600. Bruni reported that, as stated in the meeting, the total project cost would be $265,100.

The Finance Committee had moved the change order forward, and Alderman Johnson presented it to the full agency. “Mister Massey puts the motion on the floor. Mister Green seconds,” the record shows. The motion passed by voice vote; the…