Initial prep work for AquaSox stadium to start, with $200k price tag
EVERETT — The City Council took another step toward a new downtown stadium for the Everett AquaSox on Wednesday after it approved an agreement with a construction company to begin initial site work.
The agreement comes at a cost of $200,000, paid via the city’s capital improvement fund. A $7.4 million grant from the state will recoup those funds, city project manager Scott Pattison said Wednesday.
The agreement the City Council approved on Wednesday allows for preliminary site investigation and design work, a city document said. It’s an interim step allowing the construction company, Bayley Construction, to work while contract negotiations with the city continue. Work will be limited to surveying, environmental investigation, creating conceptual designs and work plans.
One council member, Judy Tuohy, raised concerns over the lack of clarity surrounding the potential revenues and final costs of the project. Wednesday’s vote marks another financial investment from the city, bringing the total spent so far on the project to about $1.8 million. Tuohy was the only council member to vote against the agreement, which passed 6-1.
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