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Committee rejects county increase for Jamestown Community College library asbestos abatement
Summary
Jamestown Community College asked Chautauqua County to increase its share of a library renovation to cover unexpected asbestos abatement; the committee voted down the county’s $68,750 increase after debate about precedent and project oversight.
Chautauqua County’s Administrative Services Committee voted against increasing the county’s contribution for Jamestown Community College’s Hult Hultquist Library renovation to cover unexpected asbestos abatement costs.
Kathleen Dennison, interim vice president of finance and operations for Jamestown Community College, told the committee that asbestos discovered during the library renovation raised project costs by about $275,000. Dennison said the college’s total project budget would increase from about $543,000 to roughly $818,000 and asked the county to increase its 25%…
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