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Foster council hears police station committee report; project about 7–7.5% over budget
Summary
The Foster Town Council heard from the police station building committee that submitted costs put the project roughly 7–7.5% above the available budget; the committee will refine plans and return to the council for approval.
The Foster Town Council heard a report from its police station building committee that the submitted construction costs exceed the current budget by about 7 to 7.5 percent. The council did not take a vote; the committee said it will review options and return with a recommendation.
The committee reported that the submitted cost estimates put the project “about, 7 7 and a half percent over, what we need to spend on that,” and that members were “going through the plans now, seeing what we can make it a day 2 item or take it off or try to minimize some of the work between concrete and building,” according to the presiding official at the meeting.
The committee said it plans another meeting with the contractors and expects to bring an agreed number back to the town council for a future approval vote. No formal actions or approvals were taken by the council on the police station item at this meeting.
Council members asked no additional questions during the report. The item remains under review and will be scheduled for a future council vote when the committee has revised cost and scope options.
