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Onley Town Council approves $58,479.60 playground purchase, uses ARPA funds for majority
Summary
The Onley Town Council voted to spend $58,479.60 to buy and install playground equipment at George N. McMath Park, allocating $56,905.61 from ARPA funds and $1,574.39 from the park budget; council agreed to pay the full contract up front if vendors permit to avoid risking unspent ARPA funds.
Onley Town Council approved the purchase and installation of playground equipment for George N. McMath Park on Oct. 21, voting to spend $58,479.60 and to fund $56,905.61 of that total from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and $1,574.39 from the park budget.
Town Manager Susan Rillo presented quotes showing the equipment and benches from BYO Recreation would cost $38,295.60 and installation by National Playground Construction would cost $20,184.00. "Copies of the quotes will be available upon request," she said. Rillo added the town must send a 50% deposit the next day to help ensure delivery and installation are complete before Dec. 31, 2024, and that the remaining balance would be paid when the project is finished.
Clerk/Treasurer Jamye Salazar cautioned that she was "by no means an ARPA expert," but said she worries that if the town has not spent ARPA funds by Dec. 31, 2024, it may have to return them. After that exchange, council members said they did not want to risk losing the funds and agreed to pay the full contract amount up front if both vendors are agreeable.
Council member Brian Corbin moved to authorize spending $56,905.61 from the ARPA budget and $1,574.39 from the McMath Park budget to purchase the playground equipment and pay for installation as shown in quote #115300; Daniel Bloxom seconded. Roll call votes were recorded as Bloxom — yes; Corbin — yes; Ferguson — yes; Hill — yes; Lang — yes; Zember — absent. The motion passed.
Rillo instructed staff to proceed with payment arrangements pending vendor agreement to the town's requested payment schedule. The remaining balance will be paid at project completion. The special meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
