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Library, senior center and FDR Boulevard projects drive borrowing discussion; commissioners ask for timelines
Summary
Commissioners were told combined cost increases on the Leonardtown library and Garvey senior center project and revised estimates for FDR Boulevard Phase 3 pushed total FY2018 borrowing needs above current authority; staff was asked to provide realistic timelines and options to shift project years to stay within borrowing limits.
County staff told the St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners on May 2 that updated bids and escalation since initial estimates have increased the combined Leonardtown Library and Garvey Senior Center project by roughly $1.6 million and that estimates for FDR Boulevard Phase 3 also rose. Those cost changes put FY2018 bond authority needs above the 37.9 million dollars the board had previously authorized.
The combined library/senior-center project was consolidated for bidding, and staff reported a total project estimate of about $21.5 million with an estimated county share increase of approximately $957,000…
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