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City staff recommend postponing costly facility projects including city hall roof and band shell restrooms
Summary
Staff identified facility projects among the $1.2M in recommended discretionary spending — a $500,000 city hall roof, ~$490,000 bandshell restrooms required by code, and other facility repairs — and recommended seeking alternative funding or postponement to protect fund balance.
Staff presented a list of recommended adjustments drawn from department requests totaling about $1.2M and suggested postponing many items until alternative funding is found or the timing is better.
The commission heard details on major facility requests: a $500,000 suggested replacement for the city hall roof and an estimate of about $490,000 to add code‑required restrooms to the Presque Isle Bandshell (the county previously granted a temporary certificate to allow events while restrooms are planned). "An estimate that made you know, that we are trying to fine tune is about 490,000," the City Manager said. Staff noted the bandshell extension was only for one year and indicated options including grants, bonding or an extension request to the county.
Other facility items include a Moosewood roof estimate of about $125,000 and a $75,000 arts and culture master‑plan request staff suggested postponing until alternative funds are identified. Commissioners discussed bundling facility needs into longer‑term plans and the possibility of joint or grant funding.
