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Lake Placid council approves budget correction, tables police station contract while seeking cost cuts
Summary
Council approved an ordinance correcting the town's FY2025-26 budget on first reading and delayed awarding a $2.0 million police station construction contract to allow value-engineering and final funding checks after months of debate over rising costs.
The Lake Placid Town Council on Oct. 13 approved an ordinance correcting the town's fiscal year 2025-26 budget on first reading and postponed awarding a contract for a new police department building amid debate over rising construction costs and funding sources.
The council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-16 on first reading, which repeals Ordinance 2025-11 and replaces the budget attachment with a corrected version. Council members approved the motion on first reading after staff said the change corrects an earlier, inadvertently included version and does not affect compliance with the state's truth-in-millage requirements.
The budget discussion quickly shifted to the planned police station. Staff told the council the town received three bids; the low bid was from Simcoe Construction at $2,000,002.99. The town currently has $1.6 million encumbered for the project, leaving a shortfall of roughly $700,000 before contingency.…
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