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Hasbrouck Heights council reviews multiple capital projects; borough wins recreation grants and receives bids for Woodland Park courts
Summary
Engineers briefed the council on several road, park and DPW facility projects July 16, 2024, including a $68,000 DCA award for Woodland Park drainage, a $121,000 Bergen County matching grant for basketball court reconstruction and an apparent low bid of $167,850 for the court work.
Neglia Group engineer James J. Lyle told the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council on July 16 that the borough is actively pursuing several capital projects and had recent grant success for park improvements. "On May 31, 2024, our office was notified that the DCA awarded $68,000.00 to the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights for this project," Lyle said, referring to Local Recreation Improvement Grant funding for Woodland Park drainage work.
Lyle reviewed a portfolio of work the borough has underway or proposed: a submitted New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Municipal Aid application to extend recent Kipp Avenue improvements; required MS4/GIS stormwater infrastructure mapping to meet NJDEP rules for a January 2026 compliance deadline; design of a new 1,200-ton DPW salt shed; and CDBG- and county-funded street and park projects. He told the council the borough’s grant writer submitted an $81,779.38 Bergen County Municipal Park Improvement application for Woodland Park drainage improvements and that Neglia has begun survey and design work for those projects.
On park upgrades, Neglia reported the borough received a $121,000 matching award from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund for the Woodland Park basketball court reconstruction. Lyle said three bids were opened July 10 and "the apparent lowest responsible bid was received by Green Valley Group, Inc. with a base bid amount of $167,850.00," and that Neglia provided a recommendation to award the contract.
Lyle also said Neglia assisted with a NJDOT Municipal Aid application for Kipp Avenue (milling, repaving and ADA ramps) and is preparing bid documents for Woodside Avenue Phase II (FY2023 CDBG-funded work), with a tentative start date of July 19, weather permitting. He reminded the council that municipalities must submit MS4 stormwater infrastructure mapping electronically to the NJDEP under the current permit cycle and said Neglia is compiling the required data for submission.
Regarding the DPW facility, Lyle summarized prior conceptual work and funding efforts: a Resilient Communities Program (RCP) federal grant application seeking $5 million was denied; Neglia and borough grant writers have since submitted a FY25 federal appropriations request for $3.5 million to Congressman Pascrell’s office for preliminary DPW reconstruction planning.
The council did not take final votes on construction awards at the meeting; Neglia’s recommendations and contract awards will be processed through the borough’s procurement and contracting rules at future meetings.
