Algood Parks and Recreation Director Roy Phipps said he’s optimistic about the dirt removal process at City Park. City Council recently approved a change order that added a third site for fill dirt drop-off after concerns regarding capacity. Phipps said that the current locations at the park and at the Algood Public Works Department are close to filling up. “It’s ... Read More »
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Algood City Park Sitting $500K Over Budget, Seeking Ways To Mitigate
Phase I of Algood’s City Park project already running up some $500,000 over budget. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that’s due to unexpected delays and costs for sidewalk work and groundwork. “As of April 12th we had spent maybe $150,000 on the actual park contract, but we had spent almost $400,000 on undercut,” Morrison said. “Just because there is so ... Read More »