Sterling makes final payment on NWSW Park’s Phase 1 work
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Mark that bill paid. The Sterling City Council voted Oct. 19 to unanimously approve the final payment for Phase 1 of the Northwestern Steel and Wire Park on Sterling’s riverfront. The final payment was to Sjostrom and Sons for $314,417. The total cost of the project’s Phase 1 work came in at $5,396,681. Sjostrom agreed to provide a five-year extended warranty on the ice skating ribbon due to previous problems with the quality of the ribbon’s concrete. Ward 3 Alderman Josh Johnson, who also serves as co-chair of the Sterling Riverfront Commission, said at the Oct. 19 meeting that the commission was satisfied with the addition of the warranty, though not completely satisfied with the quality of the work. “We talked about this,” Johnson said. “Basically, the consensus was that this is a better option than tearing it out. We had issues with the concrete with the skating ribbon. It wasn’t the best quality.” He said the commission decided against tearing out the existing concrete and pouring