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Parks director: renovation exceeded $1.7M budget after unexpected site work
Summary
Parks executive director Rob Bond told attendees the renovation was originally budgeted at $1.7 million and that a $600,000 state ASLA grant helped fund it; he said final costs rose above $2 million after change orders and discovery of remnants of an old pool during excavation.
Officials at the Edison Park District said the park renovation exceeded its original cost estimate after contractors encountered unexpected conditions during construction.
"It was originally budgeted 1.7 million," Rob Bond said when asked about funding, adding that "of that 600,000 was uh um contributed as an ASLA grant from from the state." Bond told attendees that change orders and the discovery of remnants of an old pool during excavation contributed to the higher final cost: "I believe it came in over 2 million overall," he said.
Bond described the overrun as tied to necessary additional work and site remediation rather than changes to the project's scope. The transcript does not provide a final audited total or a line-item accounting; officials at the event attributed the increase to change orders and unexpected site conditions.
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