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Grand Island town board pauses $783,000 splash pad order after members say they weren’t informed
Summary
Board members voted to pause a vendor order for a splash pad and asked engineering to report back after concerns that a roughly $708,000 purchase and related work moved forward without full board input. Staff said the project is tied to an Erie County ARPA grant and to bond financing.
At a town board workshop, the Town Board of Grand Island voted to pause a vendor order for a splash pad and directed engineering and staff to contact the vendor and report back before the board’s next meeting. The motion, moved by Councilman (speaker 1) and seconded by Councilmember (speaker 4), passed by voice vote.
Board members said they learned only recently that a custom splash pad had been ordered and that they had not had a substantive opportunity to review scope, cost or donor commitments. Councilman (speaker 1) urged the board to halt spending: “I will never... I’m not voting to spend $800,000,” he said, arguing the board should seek grants or a donor rather than approve a large outlay without full board approval.
Staff and an advisor explained the purchase is part of a larger project that received…
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