It won’t be long before interested residents will be able to observe the construction progress of the new borough hall from the comforts of their own homes.
Borough Administrator Mike Muscillo confirmed this week that before the end of the month, the borough anticipates having Wi-Fi cameras installed on the Navesink Avenue site, with 24/7 access. The cameras will be linked to the borough’s website, making the visuals available to everyone.
Muscillo said progress is continuing on the site on time, with the sewer and water pipes already on site, and site preparation work is continuing on schedule. Grading of the former playground and residential areas has been completed, and electric and water have been run to the construction trailers on site. Electricity is anticipated to the site by next week Muscillo said.
With shovels in the ground the next step, the administrator indicated he anticipates groundbreaking to occur within a couple of weeks, and said the Mayor and Council will announce a time and date for the official groundbreaking ceremony for the $10.6 million structure.
Muscillo said he is hopeful things will progress as they have begun, and continue in a timely status. However, he could not anticipate if the work will be impacted by the reports of supply chain issues. “We’ll know that soon on material deliveries” he said.
The administrator and borough officials meet bi-weekly with the architect, contractor and construction manager, he said, as well as trading e-mails multiple times during the week. That way “we know everything that is happening at the site.”
With the construction area now completely fenced in, churchgoers at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church can no longer use the former church parking lot for parking; however, a quick survey of this past Sunday’s one mass at 9:30 am did not indicate parishioners had any problem finding spaces to park along Highland Avenue or in the parking lot on the opposite side of the church building.
