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Essex County board approves multiple park, public-works and public-health contracts and budget insertions totaling millions

Essex County Board of County Commissioners · September 17, 2025
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Summary

The commissioners approved a set of contracts and budget insertions for parks, public works and public health, including park maintenance contracts, a $1.625 million Weekwick Park field project and architectural work for a new transportation and election storage facility.

The Essex County Board of County Commissioners approved a series of contract awards and budget insertions affecting parks, recreation and public works, and accepted several grants for health and corrections needs.

Joshua Zates, representing Essex County Parks, reviewed awards including a 24-month garbage-collection contract with Direct Waste Services (not to exceed $983,535), landscape maintenance at South Mountain Recreation Complex (not to exceed $507,400), a holiday-lighting contract (not to exceed $266,096) and authorization to use…

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