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Cross Plains approves $7.01 million contract for new village hall and police station
Summary
The Village of Cross Plains Board of Trustees voted Oct. 6 to award a $7,008,300 base contract to Brickell Brothers Inc. to construct a 17,500-square-foot village hall/police station and approved a $16,375 alternate. Trustees cited safety, ADA issues and rising construction costs during debate.
Cross Plains — The Village of Cross Plains Board of Trustees voted Oct. 6 to award a contract to Brickell Brothers Inc. to build a new 17,500-square-foot village hall and police station, approving a $7,008,300 base bid and a $16,375 alternate bid for site work and rest-station concrete.
Board members and residents framed the vote as a response to ongoing structural failures, accessibility shortcomings and safety risks at the village’s current facility. Becky Ward, a resident who addressed the board during public comment, said the existing building “poses unacceptable risks to staff health, personal safety, and essential confidentiality of village operations,” and described repeated water intrusion, sewer odors and lack of secure spaces for confidential meetings.
The vote followed roughly 20 minutes of discussion in which trustees questioned cost estimates, financing and whether…
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