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Supervisors choose smaller, lower-cost placement for Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza
Summary
After reviewing costed design options, the board favored a lower-cost alternate site adjacent to the building for the Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza and asked OPN Architects to proceed with design within that budget; estimated costs ranged from about $80,000 (alternate) to $290,000 (preferred scaled design).
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors directed OPN Architects to proceed with a reduced‑scope design sited at the southeast corner of the building for the Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, a move intended to bring the project within available budget.
Zach Bridal of OPN Architects told the board the advisory committee reworked the preferred plaza concept to reduce the length of the commemorative wall, scale down the sculpture base and substitute less expensive…
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