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Shreveport staff say 2021 bond interest and reallocated funds cover police substation costs; headquarters bid schedule may push start to next year
Summary
City staff briefed council members that bond interest and supplemental funds should cover three police substations and that the headquarters renovation will proceed to a bid phase that will likely delay construction start until after the new year.
City staff told the Public Safety Committee they have budgeted funds, including interest from the 2021 bond issue, to cover three police substations and related work while noting that final bids and furnishing will change some totals.
City staff said the Monkhouse Drive substation cost “just a little under a million 7” (approximately $1.687 million), the North Market substation is currently around $1.91 million and could rise toward $2.0 million once furnishing and finish work are included, and Cedar Grove’s bid…
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