SKANEATELES - In three unanimous votes, the Skaneateles Village Board of Trustees agreed on Monday to move forward with preliminary plans to build a new police station.
In the votes, trustees approved the station's schematic designs, agreed to move forward with the design development stage and authorized geo-technical research that will also impact the building's design stage.
The development and geo-technical study will cost nearly $15,500.
“I do agree that a lot of work has been done to make a good looking building that is also very economical,” Mayor Bob Green said.
“To maintain the current building we would need new windows, a new roof and new walls, and it gets to a point where you're better off tearing down the old building and making a new one.”
While no vote was officially taken, the trustees also said they will ask the public to approve the project during the village's general election on March 18.
But before the trustees can approve the referendum, they need to get a project cost.
“You need to do two things. You need an image or understanding of the project that people can buy into or say they don't want,” said Alan Dolmatch, a committee chairman overseeing the station's design. “And you will also need to try and pin point a cost estimate which will come from the design development stage.”
While the schematic design laid out the building's floor and site plan, design development will decide what materials will be used and estimate how much those materials will cost, Green said.
In an attempt to reduce construction costs, the schematic design calls for a one story, wooden structure that will be smaller than originally planned for, Green said.
The new station will be built at the current facility's Fennell Street location, but it will be moved closer to the road.
The geo-technical study conducted by CME and Associates will also impact the building costs because it will determine what kind of materials and work will be needed to construct the foundation, Green said.
“Even if residents vote no for the referendum, this test can still be used for future projects on the same site,” Green said.
Staff writer Nate Robson can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or nathan.robson@lee.net
The development and geo-technical study will cost nearly $15,500.
“I do agree that a lot of work has been done to make a good looking building that is also very economical,” Mayor Bob Green said.
“To maintain the current building we would need new windows, a new roof and new walls, and it gets to a point where you're better off tearing down the old building and making a new one.”
While no vote was officially taken, the trustees also said they will ask the public to approve the project during the village's general election on March 18.
But before the trustees can approve the referendum, they need to get a project cost.
“You need to do two things. You need an image or understanding of the project that people can buy into or say they don't want,” said Alan Dolmatch, a committee chairman overseeing the station's design. “And you will also need to try and pin point a cost estimate which will come from the design development stage.”
While the schematic design laid out the building's floor and site plan, design development will decide what materials will be used and estimate how much those materials will cost, Green said.
In an attempt to reduce construction costs, the schematic design calls for a one story, wooden structure that will be smaller than originally planned for, Green said.
The new station will be built at the current facility's Fennell Street location, but it will be moved closer to the road.
The geo-technical study conducted by CME and Associates will also impact the building costs because it will determine what kind of materials and work will be needed to construct the foundation, Green said.
“Even if residents vote no for the referendum, this test can still be used for future projects on the same site,” Green said.
Staff writer Nate Robson can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or nathan.robson@lee.net
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scouty wrote on Dec 9, 2008 11:45 PM:
scouty wrote on Dec 9, 2008 7:56 PM:
that left you bitter toward policemen.
my guess is yes, just a hunch "
scouty wrote on Dec 9, 2008 7:10 PM:
g money wrote on Dec 9, 2008 10:05 AM:
drivebytrucker wrote on Dec 9, 2008 8:28 AM:
This story says police station,not jail.
Do you live in Skinny? Why do you care? "
forrest wrote on Dec 9, 2008 7:41 AM: