Common council awards renovation bids
NORWICH – City officials at Tuesday night’s Common Council meeting voted unanimously to award bids for the renovation, remodeling or construction of several downtown locations.
A pair of the properties, City Hall and 24 East Main St., formerly the home of Frames Unlimited, have been in need of major repairs for years now, according to Mayor Joe Maiurano, who said the new projects will “go a long way toward cleaning up the city.”
In addition, construction of a new home at 49 Front St., in partnership with DCMO BOCES, will begin in the short time available before winter sets in and are scheduled for completion in the spring of 2012, he added.
Bids of $281,250, $46,893 and $282,235 were awarded to Justice Construction, Curtis Lumber and Wilcox Construction, respectively, for the remodeling of 24 East Main St. (as part of the Restore NY program), materials for the new construction at 49 Front St., and a new roof and interior renovations at City Hall.
Improvements to the first and third stories of the Fire Department are also included in the Wilcox Construction bid. The total cost of the City Hall project, including engineering fees, will be approximately $360,000.
As to the long-debated renovations to City Hall versus its relocation to the third floor of the adjacent Fire Department, Ward 4 Alderman Walter Shermerhorn said while the “more property the city owns, the more money taxpayers will have to pay,” it was important for city officials to “make some commitment to City Hall” and “listen to what the citizens had to say.”
Ward 6 Alderman Robert Jeffrey agreed and said while he believed Shermerhorn’s statement reflected the general consensus of the majority of city officials, he preferred keeping City Hall in the old train depot.
“It has a lot of character and historically, it’s important to city residents,” stated Jeffrey, who added he disliked the idea of the building “falling into the hands of someone who couldn’t maintain it.”
“In the long run all of these projects are good for the city and aesthetically it will make the community look that much better,” he added.
“This is all a part of cleaning up blighted areas throughout the city, preserving historical buildings and overall it benefits the city as far as putting property back on the tax rolls,” said Mayor Maiurano. “We’re doing our best to revitalize the community and make progress moving forward. It’s important to show people that this is a great city to live in and we have to make sure it remains that way.”
A pair of the properties, City Hall and 24 East Main St., formerly the home of Frames Unlimited, have been in need of major repairs for years now, according to Mayor Joe Maiurano, who said the new projects will “go a long way toward cleaning up the city.”
In addition, construction of a new home at 49 Front St., in partnership with DCMO BOCES, will begin in the short time available before winter sets in and are scheduled for completion in the spring of 2012, he added.
Bids of $281,250, $46,893 and $282,235 were awarded to Justice Construction, Curtis Lumber and Wilcox Construction, respectively, for the remodeling of 24 East Main St. (as part of the Restore NY program), materials for the new construction at 49 Front St., and a new roof and interior renovations at City Hall.
Improvements to the first and third stories of the Fire Department are also included in the Wilcox Construction bid. The total cost of the City Hall project, including engineering fees, will be approximately $360,000.
As to the long-debated renovations to City Hall versus its relocation to the third floor of the adjacent Fire Department, Ward 4 Alderman Walter Shermerhorn said while the “more property the city owns, the more money taxpayers will have to pay,” it was important for city officials to “make some commitment to City Hall” and “listen to what the citizens had to say.”
Ward 6 Alderman Robert Jeffrey agreed and said while he believed Shermerhorn’s statement reflected the general consensus of the majority of city officials, he preferred keeping City Hall in the old train depot.
“It has a lot of character and historically, it’s important to city residents,” stated Jeffrey, who added he disliked the idea of the building “falling into the hands of someone who couldn’t maintain it.”
“In the long run all of these projects are good for the city and aesthetically it will make the community look that much better,” he added.
“This is all a part of cleaning up blighted areas throughout the city, preserving historical buildings and overall it benefits the city as far as putting property back on the tax rolls,” said Mayor Maiurano. “We’re doing our best to revitalize the community and make progress moving forward. It’s important to show people that this is a great city to live in and we have to make sure it remains that way.”
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