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Richfield presses ahead on Nicollet Avenue after $1 million reduction in city share; seeks $10M bonding
Summary
City engineers told council Hennepin County reanalyzed line items and cut the city's cost by about $1 million; staff recommended affirming the current $8.7 million city estimate and moving forward while continuing to press the county for clearer engineering cost breakdowns. The city also listed a $10 million bonding request for Nicollet in its legislative package.
City Engineer Joe Powers told the Richfield City Council at a Nov. 25 work session that Hennepin County's reanalysis of specific project items has reduced the city's share of the Nicollet Avenue project by about $1,000,000, bringing the city's estimated total project cost to just under $8,700,000. Powers said approximately $8,800,000 of the project cost will be paid under the county's cost-share policy and roughly $700,000 covers city-specific costs such as staff time, legal fees and construction inspection.
The reduction followed multiple meetings with county staff over recent weeks; county staff reexamined facilities, storm sewer, sidewalk costs and raised…
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