Office project pricetag slashed
NORWICH – A sub-committee has successfully slashed about $445,000 from the county’s West Park Place office building project, bringing its total price tag back within the previously agreed upon $3 million range.
Though details have yet to be disclosed, Chenango County Board Chairman Richard Decker said the consulting architects’ design “got more complicated than we wished it would have.”
The board voted to proceed with the architect’s plans to renovate the century-old jail and Sheriff’s Office in November 2007. The plans that were presented to the board in early March revealed a bottom line that was $3.8 million. Lawmakers quickly tabled the project.
Upon completion, the county’s Social Services department will occupy the two buildings. Commissioner Bette Osborne told the county’s financial committee members last week that DSS would be able to reimburse, through state-approved depreciation practices, approximately 80 percent of the project’s cost over an 18-year period.
County officials have yet to make a decision to apply surplus, borrow the necessary funds or do both.
“Some people still disagree with our decision to renovate the old buildings, but we are trying to do what will be most beneficial to the taxpayer in the long run,” Decker said. “I really think it will be.”
An August 2007 starting date, beginning with the demolition of the old cell block in the jail, came and went. A March 1 date also passed by. Supervisor Chairman Linda E. Natoli, R-City of Norwich, who chairs the project’s subcommittee, now says she hopes the project will be underway in July.
Decker said he feels “exasperated” that government “doesn’t move along as fast as it should.”
The project was further delayed by state-required environmental impact reviews.
DSS’s move to the new site sets the stage for office changes in the County Office Building, including the creation of additional space for the Sixth District Judicial Court personnel. Decker said the district would like Chenango County’s building project to proceed faster, but he wasn’t feeling any pressure from them regarding their need for more space.
Though details have yet to be disclosed, Chenango County Board Chairman Richard Decker said the consulting architects’ design “got more complicated than we wished it would have.”
The board voted to proceed with the architect’s plans to renovate the century-old jail and Sheriff’s Office in November 2007. The plans that were presented to the board in early March revealed a bottom line that was $3.8 million. Lawmakers quickly tabled the project.
Upon completion, the county’s Social Services department will occupy the two buildings. Commissioner Bette Osborne told the county’s financial committee members last week that DSS would be able to reimburse, through state-approved depreciation practices, approximately 80 percent of the project’s cost over an 18-year period.
County officials have yet to make a decision to apply surplus, borrow the necessary funds or do both.
“Some people still disagree with our decision to renovate the old buildings, but we are trying to do what will be most beneficial to the taxpayer in the long run,” Decker said. “I really think it will be.”
An August 2007 starting date, beginning with the demolition of the old cell block in the jail, came and went. A March 1 date also passed by. Supervisor Chairman Linda E. Natoli, R-City of Norwich, who chairs the project’s subcommittee, now says she hopes the project will be underway in July.
Decker said he feels “exasperated” that government “doesn’t move along as fast as it should.”
The project was further delayed by state-required environmental impact reviews.
DSS’s move to the new site sets the stage for office changes in the County Office Building, including the creation of additional space for the Sixth District Judicial Court personnel. Decker said the district would like Chenango County’s building project to proceed faster, but he wasn’t feeling any pressure from them regarding their need for more space.
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