Commissioners endorse notice of intent to seek bonds for Pontiac redevelopment project

Oakland County staff on Wednesday asked the Board of Commissioners to allow publication of a notice of intent to issue capital improvement bonds to finance work for the Pontiac redevelopment project, which centers on the 31 East Judson building and two multilevel parking decks.

Sean Carlson, deputy county executive, told the committee the project team expects Judson to begin issuing building permits for site and envelope work soon and described a construction schedule that targets completion milestones for parking decks and Judson. Carlson said the north parking deck is currently planned for about 429 spaces (roughly 90 spaces per floor) with potential to add two levels, and the south deck is planned for about 610 spaces across seven levels; Judson'related envelope and…