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More from Local NewsA $4 million plan to add dog parks, volleyball courts and other improvements to College Park are set to be considered by the Oxnard City Council tonight.
The project at 3250 S. Rose Ave. is part of an ongoing plan to develop the 75-acre park. Also proposed for the new addition at the north end of the park are two parking lots, a perimeter road, irrigation and landscaping.
The perimeter road would connect the park's main entrance at Rose Avenue to the north entrance at Raiders Way and provide access to the dog parks and volleyball courts. Plans call for separate areas for large and small dogs.
Funding for the project includes $3.38 million from the city's capital improvements fund, $466,736 from a state grant and $195,000 from development impact fees for parks.
Also on tonight's agenda are three street resurfacing and repair projects totaling $6 million, for the Ormond Beach, Rose Park and Southwinds neighborhoods.
The council meets at 7 p.m. today at City Hall, 305 W. Third St.
Posted by NenaLatina30 on July 23, 2008 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
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Posted by fibus on July 24, 2008 at 8:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
As usual the council hides the facts of the contract from the public.
Who is the contractor? Was the contractor the lowest possible bidder?
The first project the tot park at College Park had change orders and cost overuns that added about 35% to the bid. That made the bid in line with the bids of local contractors.
An egregious example taxpayers money wasted is the bathroom. A prefabricated unit for $200,000.00. The only possible way it could cost this much is to have a gold roof.
Interesting is the fact that the contractors office is four miles from the Office of Big League dreams in Chino.
If, to you, this doesn't smell you should vist an eye, ear, nose and throat M.D. to have your olfactory sense examined.
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