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Farmingdale trustees approve $32,995 landscaping contract; Deputy Mayor Barrett votes no
Summary
The board awarded Castro Family Landscaping a one-year maintenance contract for $32,995, payable in 10 monthly installments, with additional work billed at $90 per man/hour. The vote was 4–1 with Deputy Mayor William Barrett opposed.
The Farmingdale Board of Trustees approved an annual landscaping maintenance contract with Castro Family Landscaping for $32,995, to be paid in 10 monthly installments. Trustee Walter Priestley moved the measure and Trustee Cheryl Parisi seconded it; the minutes record the vote as Mayor Ralph Ekstrand—aye, Deputy Mayor William Barrett—nay, Trustee Cheryl Parisi—aye, Trustee Walter Priestley—aye and Trustee Craig Rosasco—aye.
Trustee Cheryl Parisi later reported that Castro Family Landscaping is donating certain services to help keep costs down during the busy planting season and said DPW and volunteers are assisting with seasonal plantings and hanging baskets. The contract includes routine maintenance and additional work such as clean-ups, tree removals and stump grinding at a rate of $90 per man/per hour.
