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Council approves $2,609 engineer settlement in Heritage Park playground dispute
Summary
The Crooks City Council approved an engineer-recommended settlement of $2,609.12 resolving a change-order dispute between Dakota Playscapes and a subcontractor over alleged extra drain-rock hauling and sonic-tube costs for Heritage Park.
The Crooks City Council voted to approve the city engineer’s recommendation to settle a disputed change order for Heritage Park playground work at $2,609.12. Chair summarized competing claims about how much drain rock had been removed and whether additional labor charges were justified; the engineer advised the smaller compromise figure and council approved it by voice vote.
Council members pressed the contractor’s claim that 32 cubic yards of drain rock were hauled away, a figure the council disputed, saying on-the-ground observation suggested far less. “They’re saying they hauled away 32 cubic yards. No way,” said Chair, reflecting skepticism recorded during the discussion. Council accepted the engineer’s recommendation to pay the agreed-upon settlement and carried the motion by voice vote. The council also approved the related final site pay application for the dirt contractor (identified in the record as the “605 company”) after staff confirmed riprap placement and seeding were complete.
