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Remaining columns of the amphitheater.

Goudy, Continued from page 5 “This is a big deal for our commu-
nity and for being able to keep the
and residents attending the meeting. concert series going. So thank you
“We put the water reservoir reme- for all your efforts and for the admin-
diation out to bid and put the park istration for all their work in making
design out to bid. So not only would this,” said Wayne Mayor John
we be saving $1.6 million on the re- Rhaesa.
mediation of the water reservoir, If you want to watch the full city
John came in about $20,000 less council meeting to
than the design build,” said Webb. listen to the pres-
“By the time this is all said and done, entation for your-
we probably saved about $1.8 mil- self, scan the QR
lion on the overall project from what code and skip
was projected earlier.” ahead to 1:47:42
Some council members then timestamp.
wanted to take a moment to acknowl- To learn more
edge the amount that was saved. about Hennessey Engineers, visit
“I just wanted to say I really ap- hengineers.com or email info@hengi-
preciate you guys working very hard neers.com.
on this,” said Don Quarles, coun- “We’re very happy to be part of the
cilperson. “1.8 million dollars was community and this is going to be a
saved, that’s a huge amount of great project. It’s going to be a lot of
money.” fun,” said Hennessey.
After the council was satisfied Construction officially started on
from asking multiple questions the groundwork at Goudy Park on
about the plan, the motion carried Monday, September 23rd. Be sure to
with all “yeses” from the council. drive by the park to see the progress!

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