More on no Fed stimulus $$ for Ocean Shores

Ken Lanfear, the Public Works director of Ocean Shores, emails answers to questions regarding Ocean Shores getting stiffed on Federal stimulus money:

Our original request for stimulus money was $800,000, as the estimated amount needed to complete the funding package for the four “lumped” TIB projects, which include: roundabout; Chance between the roundabout and OS Blvd; sidewalk to the library; and sidewalk to the PO.

 The reason the project cost would go substantially next year is that a part of the local match was the value of the asphalt that would go down as part of the city-wide paving LID, in the area of the above improvements. If the project is delayed until next year, the LID work would already be completed, and could not be backed into the TIB projects as match.

 I can not be more exact on additional costs for either this year or next year until bids for the work are received. We do try to estimate on the conservative side, that is, estimates a little higher than we expect bids to actually come in.

 Our feelings about not getting in the first round of stimulus money can best be described as “disappointed“.