Village Board Approves Pool Repair Bids, New Laws

The Babylon Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the lowest bids sent for repairs to the village pool and approved two local laws at a regular meeting on Feburary 12 at village hall.

The board approved the lowest bids to the village to help repair the damage at the Babylon Village Pool, which partially collapsed after bearing the brunt of the waves in the Great South Bay from Hurricane Sandy in October.

The village pool's bulkhead will be repaired by Rockmore Contracting Corporation of Ronkonkoma for $1,085,000 while the concrete retaining wall will be repaired by 2 Sav Construction of Brooklyn for $208,000.

Additionally, ABS Pump Repair, Inc. of Farmingdale will repair the pumps at the pool for $10,770.10.

The village board also enacted two local laws following a Public Hearing at 7 p.m.

Local Law #1 of 2013 authorizes the board to raise the tax levy above the state-mandated 2 percent. Local Law #2 of 2013 pertains to bid awards, and allows the village to choose the lowest bidder with the most value.

"We'll be able to account for production and extra items," noted village attorney Joel Sikowitz. "We want to get more bang for our buck!"