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Trustees authorize appraisals as DPW building replacement planning continues
Summary
Mayor and trustees described near-final plans for a new DPW building and authorized appraisals for 30 Bath Street and 66 Front Street to inform options for temporary staging and potential sale of village properties.
Village leaders said planning for a long‑awaited Department of Public Works (DPW) building replacement continues, and the trustees authorized appraisals of two village-owned properties to inform how to handle interim space and asset disposition.
Mayor Ben Rossi told trustees work on schematic drawings for a replacement DPW facility is advancing with the village’s architects and consultants. The mayor said the project team is preparing an “ad alternate” to expand the building footprint by 20–30 feet in future construction documents and expects to circulate preliminary sketches to trustees before proceeding to full design and bidding. He said the village hopes to bid later in the fall or early winter with construction possibly starting the following spring.
As part of preliminary planning, trustees authorized appraisals for 30 Bath Street and 66 Front Street, for a combined not-to-exceed total of $2,500. Rossi said an appraisal will help the village judge whether selling or renovating a building (30 Bath Street was described as a shell needing hundreds of thousands of dollars in rehabilitation at prevailing wage) is prudent compared with other interim-location options. The mayor said the village is also exploring whether temporary use of another municipal facility could house DPW operations during construction.
Trustees discussed possible project cost ranges informally; Rossi told the board the goal value for the DPW building work is in the $4 million to $4.5 million range, with the higher figure including the add‑alternate expansion. He said that if the village pursues a loan for that project next year it would likely engage fiscal advisors and SMP services for loan packaging and recommend budgeting up to $20,000 for related advisor fees.
Ending: Trustees approved the authorizations for appraisals and asked staff and consultants to circulate preliminary DPW sketches to the board. They signaled that formal borrowing and full design decisions will come later after schematic review, final cost estimates and decisions about interim space needs.
