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Livonia council pauses Bennett Library ADA bathroom award, recommends CDBG funds instead for McNamara Towers upgrades
Summary
After bids for an ADA bathroom at the Robert and Janet Bennett Civic Center Library exceeded estimates, city officials recommended reallocating current Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to replace flooring in McNamara Towers Building 2 and referred the library bathroom item to the capital outlay committee for further review.
The Livonia City Council discussed plans to use federal Community Development Block Grant funds to make accessibility and facility improvements after bids to renovate the Bennett Library ADA bathrooms came back higher than expected.
The administration reported that an initial bid package exceeded the available funding; a repackaged bid for the women’s restroom came in at $121,740 from C & S Construction Management of Wyandotte. Mayor (name not specified) told council that, because the city is also planning a possible new library, spending CDBG dollars on a short-term library fix could be inefficient. The mayor recommended instead directing this year’s CDBG…
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