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Board recommends $388,000 supplemental for Simsbury Performing Arts Center; item to BOF and referendum after 4—6 vote
Summary
Town officials said unsuitable soils, utility relocation and a code review requiring fire protection increased costs on the Performing Arts Center bandshell project.
Town officials told the Board of Selectmen that several unanticipated costs have increased the price of the Simsbury Performing Arts Center bandshell expansion and recommended an additional appropriation of $388,000 to replenish contingency and meet code-required fire protection.
Tom Roy, speaking for town staff, said the project encountered unsuitable soils behind the existing building, additional utility relocation work, and a change in fire-protection requirements after the town—s fire marshal reviewed the design. "When this went to our fire marshal for review, his interpretation of the code is very…
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