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Board trims Blue Hole nature center contract, drops formal LEED certification to save costs
Summary
Board considered Lake|Flato’s contract for the Blue Hole Nature Center, endorsed scaling back to a classroom + restroom scheme within a $4 million construction budget, and voted to remove the formal LEED certification requirement (saving about $87,600) while keeping high environmental standards in design.
The board reviewed survey results and contract terms for the Blue Hole Nature Center and voted to remove the formal LEED certification requirement from the discovery/design contract while keeping LEED-like design standards.
Staff presented public-survey findings that prioritized trails, outdoor interpretive exhibits and watershed protection; only about 15% of respondents reported using Blue Hole primarily for swimming. Working with Lake|Flato, staff said the project was scaled back…
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