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Weslaco opts for $2.2M budget target for Boys & Girls Club after higher architect estimate

Weslaco City Commission Workshop · July 1, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners said they will not accept an architect estimate of about $4.4 million for the Boys & Girls Club rebuild and favored keeping the project within roughly $2.2–$2.3 million; staff recommended issuing bids and using value engineering if needed; a payment from the club was rejected by the bank for a mismatched amount.

At the July 1 workshop, commissioners and staff discussed the planned rebuild of the Boys & Girls Club and a disagreement over the project's estimated cost.

The chair said the commission would not accept an architect estimate that rose from about $2.2 million to roughly $4.4 million and that the city should proceed constrained to the original $2.2–$2.3 million target. "We're gonna reject that, and we're…

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