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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

City Building Committee

If elected Mayor I would ask that an advisory body be created each time the City builds a new building or does significant remolding. A prime example of where this would have been helpful is the building of City Hall. This project was over $500,000 over budget and still has significant problems that need to be solved.

An advisory body would be made up of volunteers that work in the construction trades. These individuals would not be bidding or working on the City project and could give advice and help manage the project. Experts in the field could point out potential pitfalls and help the Council pick the best options available. This would be a common sense step that can ensure the success of future projects including the upcoming liquor store remolding/expansion.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

would this committe work directly with the citys enginering firm as well as the council? great idea!

Anonymous said...

What types of problems still exist on the new city hall?

Would the advisory body have access to the bids to see what sort of pricing the city is receiving? I see this as both a good and bad thing.

George said...

All quotes are public information once they are opened so there would be no advantage.