From Harford County government:
Harford County Parks & Recreation will close Benjamin’s Bridge – Deer Creek Canoe/Kayak Launch on Conowingo Road in Street beginning Monday, August 6 through Friday, August 10 for necessary repairs to the parking lot.
The park is expected to reopen at dawn on Saturday, August 11, 2018.
For a complete list of Harford County Parks & Recreation facilities and programs, please visit http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/225/Parks-Recreation.
Less than a year and already needs repairs. Fine quality harford county worker construction. No accountability for sub par work.
Well, we did have an unusually cold winter and the temperatures we experienced do take a toll on asphalt. I know what you’re saying though, one would expect a parking lot to last more than a year.
Job security and Harford county employee motto: why do it right when you can get paid to re do it every year.
But is it Private (for profit) contractors/construction companies who bid and we’re awarded any aspect of it?
Do you have evidence Harford County Highways (DPW) were the ones who paved this?
Why would DPW do work for Parks and recs?
I have no idea, that’s why I asked the question.
I’m assuming any county owned asphalt paving equipment does not have “Parks and Recreation” labeling on it, that’s why I asked about Harford County DPW.
WE DIDNT CLOSE EVERY ASPHALT ROAD IN THE COUNTY DOWN FOR A WEEK TO FIX THEM….
THE WAY THE COUNTY WASTES MONEY, PARKS AND REC HAVE THEIR OWN ASPHALT EQUIPTMENT, DPW HAS THEIR OWN, AND SO ON… DONT GET ME STARTED ON MOWERS AND EQUIPT.
SUCH A WASTE BECAUSE WE CAN’T SHARE, BUT WE CAN SPEND OUR TAX PAYER MONEY ON STUFF WE DONT NEED INSTEAD OF FIXING THE ROADS.
Where exactly is the canoe/kayak launch structure at this site? It’s nothing more then a “memorial” using tax payers money for Mr Boniface. Who ironically also happens to be the one in county govt truly controlling the purse strings with public money in it!?!? Nice job if you can get it!
Are you saying Boniface didn’t pay for the park to remember his kid?
I have no idea, that’s why I asked the question.
I’m assuming any county owned asphalt paving equipment does not have “Parks and Recreation” labeling on it, that’s why I asked about Harford County DPW.
Don’t know what the total cost was, but it looks like the foundation chipped in $50k.
http://www.daggerpress.com/2016/02/22/ben-boniface-deer-creek-valley-fund-awards-50000-grant-for-deer-creek-kayakcanoe-launch/
Would have been nice to include a clause for any repairs needed for 5 years to be covered by installer.
County procurement department staff suck.
THEY DID BUT BARRY GLASSMAN NEEDED MORE BILBOARDS AND THINGS WITH HIS NAME ONIT
it was not done by county a company from pa did it
YOU JUST BUILT IT, WHY DOES IT NEED REPAIRS ALLREADY? FOR THE PRICETAG YOU CHARGED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR 10 YEARS.
TYPICAL HAZZARD COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION MAINT. WORK. THE PROBLEM IS EVERYONE STANDS AROUND AND TALKS ABOUT IT FOR HALF THE DAY, THEN WORKS FOR A FEW HOURS… 5 DAY COUNTY JOB = 2 DAY PRIVATE CONTRACTOR JOB… LOL FUNNY BUT SADLY TRUE THAT OUR TAX DOLLARS PAY SALARIES FOR THIS LEVEL OF LAZINESS.