Commission hears update on senior center construction; staff outlines pending kitchen hood and freezer pad work

Speaker 3, Staff member, gave a status update on the senior center construction, saying workers “were working on getting drywall up, drywall up this weekend, putting the metal sheet up.” He described the main gathering room’s finishes: “the main area, gathering room, is gonna be metal sheeting up to the suspended ceiling and then parts of the rest of it are drywall. And there's stainless steel going up in areas in the kitchen and stuff. And they've got a lot of that completed this weekend.”

Speaker 3 said utilities are in early stages: “I believe water is roughed in, electrical is roughed in.” He added he planned to meet the contractor at 1:00 p.m. to review time frames and noted a kitchen hood would be custom built with a lead time of about “4 to 6 weeks.” He said the senior citizens organization “have the money or grants to pay for it,” and staff would work to clarify which costs the county would cover.

Speaker 2 said, “So they should be pouring the pad for the, outside, walk in freezer and the packing and for the heat air should be closed Wednesday.” Later remarks noted remaining work depended on gas service and other utility hook-ups.

The exchange also included a comment referring to “COVID money” in the context of timing and funding; speakers did not specify amounts or which COVID-related programs applied. The transcript excerpt does not show a motion or vote on construction decisions; instead, it captures status reporting and plans to meet the contractor to confirm schedules and responsibilities.