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County administrator: childcare site plan, bids and grant options still pending costs
Summary
Rebecca updated the board on efforts to restart a childcare build: original developer signaled interest, an engineer expects a site plan and cost estimate by mid‑April, and the project—if pursued—will require competitive bidding, licensing and possibly grant support before a board decision.
County Administrator Rebecca updated commissioners on progress toward a proposed childcare project and said cost estimates and commitments from potential providers are still pending.
She reported outreach to donors, developers and engineering firms and said some larger firms were not interested because the project is residential in scale and yields limited profit margins. The original developer indicated willingness to move forward and an engineer (previously engaged) expects to deliver a site plan and cost estimate by mid‑April. Rebecca said she was still waiting for final updated costs from the developer and planned to present full financial information at a follow‑up meeting.
Rebecca told the board competitive bidding and licensing would be required for any grant structure the board chooses; she suggested the county could either run an RFP for design and bid the work publicly or consider intermediary grant mechanisms used previously. She emphasized that without cost figures the board could not make a financial commitment at this time.
Commissioners asked about timing and grant strategy; Rebecca said she expects to have cost impacts and provider commitments by the next meeting and will schedule a follow‑up agenda item when those numbers are available.
