The preliminary estimate for only a portion of the Shuffle is now up to $7.2 million. The $7.2 million includes $2.4 million for the BoE relocation and $4.8 million for the renovation of Town Hall.
This is far in excess of estimates Campbell provided in October of last year. Minutes of the RTM Finance and Budget Committee show Campbell stating "A study was conducted to determine the space requirements for the BOE and budget estimates were prepared by APC (A. Pappajohn Company) indicating that the cost to move the BOE to 35 Leroy would cost $1,598,801 and the cost to move the senior ctr. to Town Hall would cost $1,833,795."
The $7.2 million (and rising) price tag does not include demolition costs of the current Senior Center, nor the foregone costs of 35 Leroy, nor possible changes required by the Board of Ed because Superintendent Falcone needs at least 82 more square feet for his office.
All in, this looks like at least a $10 million project. Even the most ardent supporters of this project estimates about 400 members of the Senior Center. We doubt more than 100 come to the Center on any one day.
Why Campbell, Stevenson and Nielsen keep pushing this project is a mystery to us. It has disaster written all over it.
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