Is Orono's New Public Works Building running 30% over budget?
Orono has designed a Giant Public Works building that is double the size of the existing Public Works facility. Why build double the space with virtually no increase in population or no justification in analysis?
These are good questions, and now we see the budget for this project has grown nearly 30%? This brand new building was bonded at $13 million. Then apparently bid at $16 million, and now looks like it will cost somewhere around $21+ million including interest.
You are Invited! To the “TajMahal” Ribbon Cutting
Come one, come all to the groundbreaking of possibly the most expensive project in our small town’s history. Why haven’t the updated details been shared with citizens? The mystery may lie in how large the project has become. The latest numbers say over 18 million but one thing is for sure…it’s going to cost taxpayers somewhere around $5 million or more in interest alone.
Are We Done Yet? What is the budget for the new Public Works Building?
Sadly, the New Public Works Building has apparently doubled in size since the feasibility study and the citizens of Orono were charged nearly $100k to fill in a wetland to accommodate it. What’s going on? Stop by the ribbon cutting to see and/or write to you City Council member to ask why and how this came to be.