Boro Council OKs extra $1.5M for boro hall

TINTON FALLS - The Borough Council approved a bond ordinance providing supplemental funding for the construction of the new municipal complex at the May 2 meeting.

The ordinance appropriates $1.5 million and authorizes the issuance of $1,426,000 bonds or notes to finance part of the cost.

The $1.5 million in additional funding became necessary after unanticipated problems arose during construction of the 37,000-square-foot building.

They included water problems that came to light after the excavation began last fall and the fact that an adequate generator was not included in the original estimate. Both of those items together cost the borough close to $300,000. Plus, the additional funding includes a contingency fund of $720,00 for items that are not anticipated.

The approval of the $1.5 million brings the cost of the municipal complex, which includes the public works building that was completed in 2003 on the same site for about $2 million, up to approximately $14.1 million. It includes $1.5 million approved on Oct. 16, 2001; $6.8 million authorized on Oct. 16, 2001; $500,000 authorized on Aug. 20, 2002; $3 million authorized on July 20, 2004; $800,000 authorized on Sept. 6, 2005.