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Aberdeen board approves budget amendments for lake fountain and park trail
Summary
The Aberdeen Town Board approved two budget amendments May 27: a $60,000 amendment to replace the lake fountain, install lights and fund vegetation/visitation control at Aberdeen Lake, and a $110,000 amendment to asphalt part of the Lake Park trail. Both passed by voice vote with no roll-call record.
Aberdeen — The Aberdeen Town Board on May 27 approved two budget amendments to fund upgrades at Aberdeen Lake and to asphalt a segment of the Lake Park trail.
The first amendment, described by the town manager and finance presenter Mr. Watson as a $60,000 adjustment to the 2024–25 capital budget, will pay for a new, air-cooled fountain with lighting capability, a new pump and vegetation/visitation control at Aberdeen Lake. During a public hearing the board heard the rationale that the existing fountain is aged, difficult to maintain and uses obsolete cooling components. Mr. Watson said the funding comes from capital projects planned last year that were not spent this year.
Board discussion noted the new fountain unit will be smaller than the old model but will include modern lighting and the ability to change colors. A board member asked about cost details; one speaker observed the replacement-unit price figures discussed ranged in the mid-$30,000s while the amendment presented to the board totaled $60,000 to cover related remediation and installation work. The board approved the amendment by voice vote; no roll-call tally or individual votes were recorded in the transcript.
The second amendment approved the same night provides roughly $110,000 toward asphalting a portion of the Lake Park trail. Mr. Watson said the remaining portion of the trail cost had been approved previously in the FY 2025–26 budget and that the $110,000 would come from unspent capital project funds carried forward. Board members described the planned work as an extension and surface upgrade through wooded sections and noted parking-area work is included in the project scope. That amendment also passed by voice vote with no recorded roll call.
Votes at a glance
- Budget amendment: Park facilities (Aberdeen Lake fountain, pump, lighting, vegetation control) — Motion to approve carried by voice vote. Amendment described as $60,000; funding from prior-year capital project balances. (Provenance: timeline SEG 743–SEG 916.) - Budget amendment: Lake Park trail asphalt — Motion to approve carried by voice vote. Amendment described as ~$110,000; funding from prior-year capital project balances. (Provenance: timeline SEG 916–SEG 987.)
What’s next: The amendments were approved; project scheduling and contractor selection were discussed in general terms but the transcript records no specific construction start dates. The town manager and staff indicated the fountain installation and trail paving are expected to proceed in the coming months using the approved funds.
