Alderman Jaap van der Haar fully agrees with Raat, also with an eye on the costs. The current offer is already three months old and in view of rising construction costs, he wants to start as soon as possible. “I assume that the first shovel can be put into the ground before the summer holidays, so that it can be realized as quickly as possible. This means that we have a very short period of time. The contractor has indicated that we will be confronted with it if the material costs increase , but given the relatively short time frame there is a good chance that this will be minimal or not at all. It will not be a substantial amount.”
The final vote on the pumptrack track will be taken in two weeks. The councilors seem to be unanimous about the realization, but can still argue about two variants. The quote has two different designs. The first design is a smaller track, which costs 69,900 euros. The second design for a larger track has a price tag of 103,250 euros. Sterk Meppel, the largest party, already took an advance on that decision. “We at Sterk Meppel would like to recommend the large variant. The small offers space for fewer age categories,” said council member Pierre van Leeuwen.