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Citizens committee unveils adaptive‑reuse master plan and $22.7 million concept budget for Ross town center
Summary
An eight‑member citizens advisory committee presented a conceptual plan that would adaptively reuse the century‑old civic buildings into a two‑story town center, include space for police and paramedic operations, and seek roughly $22.7 million via a general‑obligation bond; council asked staff for more technical work before committing.
An ad‑hoc citizens advisory committee on April 29 presented a conceptual redesign of Ross’s town center that would consolidate town hall, police and public spaces into an adapted two‑story civic building and preserve the site’s historic character.
The committee said the plan is intended as a conceptual, program‑driven design rather than final drawings and proposed financing the construction with a general‑obligation bond placed before voters. Committee member Ed Dong told the council the group’s contractors and cost consultants believe the adaptive‑reuse approach could be delivered at about $22.7 million, roughly $1,680 per square foot, including the option to fit the building to accommodate fire/EMS apparatus bays.
The estimate is preliminary and the presenters repeatedly described it as a concept budget that requires schematic design, more detailed contractor pricing and environmental and geotechnical studies before the council would have a figure to put before voters. The committee recommended the council…
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