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Mayor says health department remodel nearly complete; senior center awaiting certificate of occupancy
Summary
Mayor Mark Ward told commissioners the health department and senior center remodeling projects are nearly finished; the health department project used state ARPA and other grants and county staff reported contractor payments need appropriation as grant checks arrive.
Mayor Mark Ward updated the commission on two county capital projects: the health department remodel and the senior center renovation.
Ward said the health department project received multiple grant inflows the county must appropriate to pay contractors. At the meeting the commission approved an appropriation for an ARPA health-department grant recorded on the agenda as $179,326.50 (agenda resolution language). Ward described the overall project as "around 800,000" and said the county's portion was about $123,000; he told commissioners the appropriation before them represented additional grant funds that arrived and must be paid to contractors. "I think this is the final one," the mayor said after a final inspection, adding "the inside looks just as great as the outside."
On the senior center, Ward said the remodeling is "almost complete" and the building awaits a certificate of occupancy; once the CO is issued, he said, staff will move back in and the public will be able to use the space. He urged commissioners to go inspect the projects.
Why it matters: The appropriations authorize payment to contractors and close out grant-funded capital work. The projects include improvements that county staff said will reduce the county's future maintenance liabilities (new HVAC units, generator and other upgrades were listed in summary comments).
Ending: The commission approved the appropriation on the agenda; the mayor invited commissioners and residents to view the completed work once occupancy and final contractor requirements are satisfied.
