Committee approves emergency elevator jack purchase; debate grows over long-term accessibility fixes
Kane County authorized an $89,921 emergency purchase to replace a passenger-elevator jack assembly and heard competing views on whether to fund a feasibility study for a second elevator or lift to improve accessibility. Staff outlined an expedited $23,000 option to shorten repairs and warned of pit-repair risks if parts are removed without replacements on hand.
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Kane County’s Administration Committee approved a resolution ratifying an emergency purchase affidavit to furnish and install a replacement jack assembly on the passenger elevator in Building A, authorizing Urban Elevator Services LLC to perform the work at a cost of $89,921.
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