Council to re-address improvements to Bay-Hendricks Park after the bids come in higher than money available
Monday night, the Jay Council tabled the Bray-Hendricks Park renovation plans after recent bids from several different construction companies came in much higher than anticipated.
About two years ago, the park renovation was estimated to cost around $4 million. The town has $2.5 million from grants and other sources and Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib said the town is in the process of obtaining the other $1.5 million.
“We have grant opportunities of up to $1 million,” said Seib. “We just have to find cost savings in the current design to get us back to $4 million.”
Bids from Panha...