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Keller project at town site delayed; council presses for engineering responses and field repairs
Summary
Keller Construction updated the council on the municipal facility project, estimating handover by late May while town staff and council raised concerns about outstanding drainage grading, manhole adjustments, nonresponsive engineering submittals and when field fences and bathrooms will be accessible to users.
Patrick Ward, director for Keller's municipal division, told Cheverly's Mayor and Council that the contractor now anticipates work continuing into late May to complete design approvals, equipment installations in the high‑bay and other finish items. Ward said the timeline assumes prompt county and agency approvals; he acknowledged several outstanding items that could extend the schedule.
Town staff and council members pressed Keller on three critical issues: (1) lack of timely responses from the engineering design team (KCI) on stormwater and grading plans; (2) remaining manhole and grading work on the field critical path; and (3) hardware and access needed to open bathrooms and re‑route fencing. Public works and project staff said an inspector from the county visited the site and approved partial removal of the silt fence; Keller said it intends to schedule landscape contractors to remove silt fencing as permitted.
Councilmembers urged Keller to escalate county approvals and requested more frequent, higher‑level contractor attendance at status meetings. Town staff reported progress on lighting shields (ordered and received by Keller) and said they will continue to press KCI for revised plans. Residents asked for a clear multi‑week schedule; the council directed town staff and Keller to return with a detailed list of remaining items and a near‑term plan for opening field amenities ahead of Cheverly Day.
Keller and town staff acknowledged financial and design dependencies that remain unresolved (electrical approvals, high‑bay equipment design and grading). The council scheduled further review of the project at an upcoming meeting and requested written responses to the outstanding engineering comments.
