THE FOLLOWING IS A REPRINT FROM THE DAILY MESSENGER
Canandaigua, N.Y. —
Boaters hoping to head into Canandaigua Lake for a day of fishing or frolic when the warm weather arrives this spring won’t be able to do it at the state boat launch site.
The $632,000 project to renovate the boat-launch ramps at Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park, originally projected to be finished by Jan. 1 — may not be complete until summer, said Peter Fry, the senior landscape architect for the Finger Lakes bureau of the state parks department.
The contract completion date was always June 1, Fry said, though contractors estimated the park could reopen in January.
The thought of reopening the boat launch by the beginning of the year was “overly optimistic,†he said.
The construction project involves demolishing and reconstructing the boat launch ramps to improve boat access and safety.
There has been design changes in the project since the original timeline was created, Fry said. This has delayed completion of the project from that initial estimate.
The general contractor on the project is Patrick Constructors, Inc. in Canandaigua. They have not requested a time extension to the June 1 deadline, Fry said.
A spokesperson from Patrick Constructors declined to comment.
WE SUGGEST YOU CONTACT THE NYS DEC, YOUR CONGREESMAN, THE CITY OF CANANDAIGUA, PATRICK CONSTRUCTION, GOVERNOR CUOMO AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS !!!!
