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Rome council authorizes up to $70,000 in bonds to add window treatments at City Hall
Summary
The Rome Common Council approved a SEQRA finding and later authorized Ordinance 9846 to issue up to $70,000 in bonds to fund blinds, shades or films for City Hall after hearing that south-facing offices have experienced extreme glare and recorded temperatures '80 degrees and above.'
The Rome Common Council voted to authorize up to $70,000 in bonds to purchase and install blinds, shades or tinting film for City Hall, a project councilors and administration said addresses employee health, safety and long-term efficiency.
Commissioner Giuliano told the council the window treatments were unintentionally omitted from the 2021–22 City Hall renovation and that some south-facing offices have "recorded temperatures in these offices of 80 degrees and above," which he said reduces productivity and creates…
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