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Commissioners approve schematic design work for unhoused support center, ask staff to identify alternate sites
Summary
Board approved moving the unhoused support center to schematic‑design phase and authorized contract changes for the architect; commissioners also directed staff to identify alternate sites and asked for a provider recommendation and operational budget to return to the committee.
Cumberland County commissioners on Monday approved schematic design work for a planned unhoused support center and directed staff to identify alternate sites that could accommodate the project’s approved footprint.
The board voted unanimously to move the project into phase 2 (schematic design) and to amend the LS3P architect contract for that work, with legal review of the revised AIA second amendment. The health and county staff presented a high‑level building estimate of about $17,000,000 for the facility during the briefing.
After the schematic‑design authorization, Vice Chairwoman Jones successfully moved that staff identify alternate sites that could accommodate the proposed square footage and footprint approved in phase 1; that motion passed 5–1, with…
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