In a brief update on the troubled, $4.7-million renovation of Palm Coast’s Holland Park, City Manager Jim Landon this morning told the city council that progress was “slow” and that the city continues “to be frustrated with the contractor.”
The renovation of the 26.8-acre park, the city’s oldest, began in January 2015, with Tumbleson White Construction Inc. of Gainesville on the job. It was supposed to be done last March. Getting things done, but not making up time.” In April, the city administration, in its last full presentation to the council, projected a July completion date. Council members who see the progress at the park doubt that will be the case.
Instead of doubling up on crews, Landon told council members, the contractor still has the same number of workers doing work in one place then moving on to the next spot, without the sort of urgency the city is impressing on the contractor. As a result, the city has started invoking the liquidated damages provision of the contract. “We are trying to hit them in the pocketbook at this point,” Landon said. “We are taking the hours that they’re behind and the days that they’re behind, and we’re keeping that money at this point. Sometimes that actually causes people to slow down.”
“But you do think we’ll live long enough to see it,” council member Bill McGuire said. There was no absolute answer.
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So much noise for the 5 millions spent in our Palm Harbor Golf Course renovation to reopen it several years ago and for the current maintenance cost and to be fair look what each of the several parks we have cost to rebuild as well. These are all Palm Coast amenities and as such should be preserved no matter who is elected to office. All our homes values around these parks and golf courses are seriously at risk if these golf course or parks were done away with or not maintained. We are talking here thousands of homes. So those golf course detractors better watch what they wish for as we all have the same rights to be benefited by the taxes we pay whether be residents leisurely walking or cycling in our many parks or playing tennis or golf for a more affordable membership in our courses. Our parks renovations and maintenance cost almost as much as our two city sports courts. I do not ply any of these two venues at my age but wholly support those that do and any candidate that will compromise to their perpetuity.