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Council approves cleanup change order at police station site and directs staff to pursue EDA lease‑revenue financing
Summary
Council approved a $58,760 change order to address contaminated soil discovered during police station excavation and voted 4–1 to pursue an EDA lease‑revenue bond rather than a voter‑approved CIP bond, citing timing, election cost and cash‑flow tradeoffs.
The New Prague City Council on a split vote approved a change order to cover site remediation at the municipal police station and directed staff to pursue EDA lease‑revenue financing instead of a voter‑approved general obligation (CIP) bond.
Consultant John McNamera of Wald told the council contractors uncovered a buried concrete vault containing petroleum and other contaminants during early excavation and subsequently removed roughly "about 490 tons of contaminated soil hauled off site," with remediation work already completed to allow foundation work to proceed. He asked the council to approve Change Order No. 1, which staff recorded at about $58,760.30, so the contractor can add the work to its contract.
The change order and the funding discussion…
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