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Hubbardston committee presses designer for cost estimates, weighs cuts to bathrooms and phased plan
Summary
At a Feb. 24 Municipal Complex Building Committee meeting, members pushed the project designer for written cost estimates, questioned the number of restrooms and assembly-room sizing in the current schematic, and discussed phasing priorities to keep the project within a realistic town budget.
Hubbardston’s Municipal Complex Building Committee pressed its project designer on Feb. 24 for clear, written cost estimates and debated trimming design scope — including reducing restroom counts and shrinking a proposed assembly hall — to bring construction within the town’s likely budget.
The committee’s chair opened the meeting by announcing a new standing agenda item structure: the panel will review schedule, scope and fee at every session. Members revisited an earlier recommendation to consolidate town administrative offices on the second floor while reserving a smaller, accessible meeting room on the first floor.
Committee members repeatedly questioned the designer’s assumption about the number of restrooms required for the building. One member said the plans appeared to call for more fixtures than expected and urged the designer to explain the occupancy assumptions. An adviser on the committee…
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