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Committee reviews $92M–$93M city hall estimate, asks administration for appraisal and financing scenarios
Summary
A Pawtucket committee reviewed two consultant estimates for renovating City Hall (renovation ~$92M–$93M; tower-only demolition estimates in the single digits millions) and voted unanimously to ask the administration for an appraisal, bonding scenarios, grant research and other financial details before making a recommendation.
Members of the City Hall Revitalization Review Committee reviewed competing conceptual cost estimates and asked city staff for more detailed financial analysis and an appraisal before making a formal recommendation.
The committee heard a presentation from consultants who provided line-item breakdowns for three packages—tower demolition, building construction and full revitalization—and explained that the report did not present summed totals in one place. Committee members who added the line items said parts of the demolition-only package produced low‑single‑digit millions on some sublists (one package showed about $4.23 million for a demolition subset, with combined trade and construction items producing roughly $9.4 million for an option), while full renovation scenarios ranged in the low‑to‑mid‑$90 millions. One consultant…
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