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Committee defeats county funding request for JCC asbestos abatement; reallocations among projects pass
Summary
Jamestown Community College told legislators asbestos found under newly removed flooring raised project costs; JCC sought a $68,750 county share (25%) of a $275,000 abatement estimate. The committee rejected the county funding request but approved a separate reallocation of existing capital project funds.
Jamestown Community College officials told the Audit & Control Committee that asbestos discovered beneath removed carpet in the Learning Commons (Holtquist Library) requires abatement, increasing the project cost. The college requested the county add 25% of the additional abatement cost (about $68,750) to the countycapital project budget; the committee defeated that request but approved a separate measure to reallocate existing county capital funds among college projects.
Kathleen Dennison, interim vice president for finance and operations at JCC, said the Learning Commons renovation had a project budget of $543,000 financed by a 50% state share, 25% county and 25% college. When…
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