Board authorizes Valley Street change orders; member objects over approach to extra work

Aug 10, 2026

HDR said the Valley Street Project is ahead of schedule. The board authorized the chair to sign two change orders—additional trees and hauling excess cut material—with a 4-1 vote; member Travis Zablotney voted no. HDR will prepare fencing recommendations after contractor raised erosion concerns.

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HDR engineer Chris Korkowski told the board the Valley Street Project is ahead of schedule and that a payment application is expected in September. He asked the board to authorize the chair or vice chair to sign two change orders: to increase the number of replanted trees and to allow Excavating, Inc. to haul off excess cut material at no additional cost to the board.

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