The council at its Feb. 6 meeting approved an award for a contract for new parking pay stations, putting the city on track to receive new stations by Feb. 20 and reinstate metered parking by March 1. Free three-hour parking has been in effect downtown and at the waterfront since Hurricane Sandy damaged 57 of […]

Street lights purchased for Springwood Avenue will likely arrive in the city in early February, city engineer Joe Cunha said, and workers will install them soon after. The new lights on Springwood Avenue [street pictured above] will have a Victorian look. The city has bought about 80 of them. City resident Werner Baumgartner suggested the […]

The city plans to rebuild dunes at the north and south ends of town, but will not build dunes elsewhere on the beach front. Head lifeguard Joe Bongiovanni and city engineer Joe Cunha advised the city council on what to do about the dunes at last night’s council meeting. Before Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. […]

The city council selected GCS Contractors of Oakhurst to complete restroom renovations at the West Side Community Center. GCS Contractors bid about $67,000 for the project. The second lowest bid $93,000 in costs while the third lowest bid $131,000. City engineer Joe Cunha had expected the project to cost $75,000 to $85,000, he said. The […]

The West Side Community Center is set to receive new restrooms through community development block grant [CDBG] funding. The CDBG grant program is run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]. The city received some CDBG money in 2009 that has not yet been spent, city manager Terence Reidy said. The boys’ […]

City workers recently wrapped up a construction project in City Hall’s second floor. The goal of the project was to separate code enforcement and construction office windows, city engineer Joe Cunha said. Both departments, along with planning and zoning, previously shared one window in the second floor’s northern side. Officials hope this will streamline administrative […]