Lagoon project has yet to begin

RCS Construction, the company that was awarded the contract for Moorcroft’s lagoon project almost four months ago, has yet to begin work and is now saying it will start in September. This departure from including a start date in the agreement was to open the bidding, encouraging more interest; however, the compromise has set a perceived strain on the completion date of July 2021.

Councilman Ben Glenn, himself a construction contractor, is concerned that RCS may not be able to finish the project on time and will seek extensions to fulfill their contract: “That’s the trouble with not putting a s...