Graham City Council rejects bids for park

Graham City Council rejects bids for park

The Graham City Council called a special meeting on Monday and rejected all remaining bids for demolishing part of a parking lot at 129 W. Elm St. and building a park on the site, choosing to instead pause the project…

What’s next for Sesquicentennial Park?

So where does the council go from here? It seems pretty obvious to us that the council needs to at least consider what might be the actual cost of repairing the existing Sesquicentennial Park on the northwest corner of Court Square. About a year ago, bids solicited by the city brought in bids of  $379,425 and $470,701.  Those prices have long since expired, but it could certainly be worthwhile to find out the updated, 2026 equivalents. At the ti…