July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Council OK's bonding for park
Portland City Council
The city of Portland is one step closer to bonding for Hudson Family Park.
The Portland City Council voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution to secure bonds for the remaining park work - which includes completing the amphitheater, along with adding trails, a playground and a shelter.
The bond amount cannot exceed the actual cost of the project, which is estimated at $1.433 million.
Council member Kent McClung cast the lone dissenting vote Monday night, saying he thought relocating Portland Pool to the park should be a priority.
The former member of the Portland Park Board said he voted against the bond resolution because, "I just didn't think they should switch the two," McClung said. He said he felt the pool should be replaced, then the park project should be completed.
"We can piece together the park, but not the pool," McClung said.
He added that he still feels the park project is important.
Park board members recently decided to postpone the pool project until this phase of the park is completed.
The next step in the bonding process is for the resolution to go to the Portland Park Board for approval. The park board is holding a special meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Portland Fire Station to review the resolution. The resolution allows the city to issue bonds up to $1,975,000.
Before city officials can determine the exact amount to bond for, the cost of the park project must be determined. Bid letting for the project has begun and bids will be opened June 3 at 10 a.m. at a meeting of the Portland Board of Works.
Sue Beesley of Bingham McHale said the city can not bond for more than the project cost. However, the city could bond in two phases. The first phase could be for the cost of the park project, and the second could be used to help build a new pool.
The second bond could not exceed the difference between the actual cost of the park work and $1.975 million.
Pool proponents have pledged to raise a portion of the funds towards a new pool, which one estimate put at $1.7 million.[[In-content Ad]]
The Portland City Council voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution to secure bonds for the remaining park work - which includes completing the amphitheater, along with adding trails, a playground and a shelter.
The bond amount cannot exceed the actual cost of the project, which is estimated at $1.433 million.
Council member Kent McClung cast the lone dissenting vote Monday night, saying he thought relocating Portland Pool to the park should be a priority.
The former member of the Portland Park Board said he voted against the bond resolution because, "I just didn't think they should switch the two," McClung said. He said he felt the pool should be replaced, then the park project should be completed.
"We can piece together the park, but not the pool," McClung said.
He added that he still feels the park project is important.
Park board members recently decided to postpone the pool project until this phase of the park is completed.
The next step in the bonding process is for the resolution to go to the Portland Park Board for approval. The park board is holding a special meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Portland Fire Station to review the resolution. The resolution allows the city to issue bonds up to $1,975,000.
Before city officials can determine the exact amount to bond for, the cost of the park project must be determined. Bid letting for the project has begun and bids will be opened June 3 at 10 a.m. at a meeting of the Portland Board of Works.
Sue Beesley of Bingham McHale said the city can not bond for more than the project cost. However, the city could bond in two phases. The first phase could be for the cost of the park project, and the second could be used to help build a new pool.
The second bond could not exceed the difference between the actual cost of the park work and $1.975 million.
Pool proponents have pledged to raise a portion of the funds towards a new pool, which one estimate put at $1.7 million.[[In-content Ad]]
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