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Animal care facility faces budget shortfall; committee explores contingencies, grants and donations
Summary
The Budget Committee heard that the county's planned animal care facility is over conceptual budget by roughly $1.7 million to $2 million, discussed contingency reductions, grant opportunities and potential use (or legal limits) of opioid settlement funds and private donations to close the gap.
Committee members reviewed the Davis County animal care building project and heard that current conceptual estimates exceed prior budgeted amounts.
Curtis Cove, county controller, summarized recent staff and contractor feedback that a conceptual estimate suggests the project is roughly $1.7 million to $2 million over earlier estimates. Ashley Young of animal care participated in the briefing and staff said the current design includes a 10% estimating contingency; Cove suggested lowering contingency toward 3% (the level used recently for other projects) as one option to reduce the…
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