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Verona council backs due diligence on proposed $36 million public works facility

Verona Common Council · March 24, 2026
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Summary

The Verona Common Council reviewed a consultant plan recommending Site 6 in the Business Park for a new public works garage and yard, with a conceptual construction estimate of about $36 million, and agreed to pursue due diligence and talks with the property owner.

The Verona Common Council on Monday heard a detailed conceptual plan for a new public works facility and moved to pursue due diligence and negotiations with the landowner for a preferred parcel in the city’s Business Park.

Consultant Josh Cook and his team told the council the recommended program would roughly double the current garage footprint. "We're proposing to take the facility from a 40,200-square-foot garage to an 85,000-square-foot garage," the presenter said, describing heated parking, a salt shed and separate repair bays designed to accommodate the city's growing fleet.

Why it matters: the plan addresses a roughly…

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