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Trustees debate new DPW building versus fire station remodel; no final decision, staff to refine specs
Summary
Village trustees and consultants debated whether to move ahead with a new Department of Public Works (DPW) building or to prioritize a fire-station remodel; no final vote was taken and staff were directed to refine specifications and cost estimates.
Trustees spent the largest portion of the April 10 meeting discussing options for a proposed new Department of Public Works (DPW) building and the future of the village’s fire station. Staff showed conceptual drawings from Morton Building and peer architects (Fisher/Fisher) and presented preliminary cost ranges. No binding decision was made; trustees asked staff and consultants for additional cost verification and clarified next steps.
Planner/consultant presentation: Mike (representing Morton Building) presented a concept for an 81-by-104-foot DPW building with an 18-foot interior ceiling and a 3:12 roof pitch (Morton’s structural recommendation). He explained that changing the roof pitch to 6:12 would raise the peak substantially (roughly 10 feet higher) and would add roughly $100,000 to the building cost, while adding little operational benefit. Morton’s preliminary…
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