Woodland housing project costs rise $600,000 nearly a decade after approval

A Woodland subdivision project approved nearly a decade ago ran about $600,000 over its infrastructure budget, prompting the City Council on Tuesday to approve additional funding for the work.

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The city approved a development map for the subdivision, located northwest of County Road 25A and County Road 102, in August 2017. The plan included 103 single-family lots and associated subdivision improvements such as upgrades to County Road 25A, stormwater drainage improvements and landscaping.

The increase will be funded by the Spring Lake Infrastructure Fee Program. Major components of the project cost include about $220,000 for urban forestry and a drainage ditch, $280,000 for rough grading and about $220,000 for a stormwater drainage outfall.

The council voted in 2017 to approve reimbursements from the Spring Lake Infrastructure Fee Program to cover the improvements. At the time, the project was expected to cost about $1.7 million with a 15% construction contingency, meaning about $260,000 in unanticipated costs could be covered without further city approval.

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Developer Lennar Homes submitted invoices in May 2021 showing it had spent about $600,000 more on the improvements than the city had budgeted. About $250,000 of that increase came from construction of a new masonry wall that was not included in the original agreement.

Higher-than-expected asphalt and concrete costs also contributed to the increase, according to a staff report.

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