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Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist outlines bond proposal as Council President Tony Dolce listens (May 15, 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n

The City of Jamestown<\/strong> is proposing to bond<\/strong> for $6.4 million in order to do a variety of building improvements and repairs.<\/p>\n

Mayor Eddie Sundquist<\/strong> presented the initial bond proposal to City Council<\/strong> Monday, saying the projects were limited to just municipal facilities.<\/p>\n

He said the list of projects is just a draft because he wants Council to discuss the proposal. Sundquist said $3.15 million would go toward improvements and repairs at City Hall<\/strong>, including a $1.8 million roof replacement and fa\u00e7ade work, “We had hoped that the patching we did on the roof was going to hold. We are still seeing leaks within the building on that roof and so it’ll need to be replaced. As a reminder, the building opened up in 1971.”<\/p>\n

Sundquist said security improvements and HVAC upgrades are also part of the project. He added that 17 windows need to be replaced for a cost of $350,000.<\/p>\n

Council member Marie Carrubba<\/strong> suggested that the city should be considering replacing the current gold-filmed windows, which she says are not energy efficient, “When you talk about climate action, these (windows) are horrible. Go down to the second floor and half of the windows you can’t look out of. I don’t know if they’re on the list to be replaced, but I can’t even imagine. I haven’t counted all of the windows in this building. But, I almost feel like we’re throwing good money after bad to keep trying to get these windows, which are very hard to get, they’re very expensive, versus trying to begin a process of replacing these windows in a manageable fashion.”<\/p>\n

Sundquist said it was something the city could look into.<\/p>\n

The replacement of the Fenton Roof<\/strong> at a cost of $2 million is also included in the bond proposal. Sundquist said the historic mansion is owned by the City and needs a new rubber roof due to leaks that are impacting the Fenton History Center<\/strong>‘s collection. He added that the $2 million price tag may get reduced if the city is able to find grants for the project.<\/p>\n

Other projects that would be funded under a proposed bond include $250,000 to fix the roof at 145 Steele Street<\/strong> and $500,000 for a new water line at Bergman Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sundquist said $500,000 is also included as gap funding for the Fleet Maintenance Building<\/strong> on Washington Street. An information sheet said this funding is due to increased labor and material costs that could not be foreseen when the project was initially budgeted. Sundquist said the city has applied for a $1 million reimbursement from New York State.<\/p>\n

He added that the city is able to “comfortably” borrow up to $12 million, “We’re very low on our actual debt right now as a city and so we wanted to confirm with them what we think we can borrow. The other thing I’ll point out is that we still have ARPA<\/strong> funds. I didn’t include it in here because I think it’s a discussion for everyone. There is still $1.7 million in ARPA funds that could be applied toward this should the council wish. That obviously for some further discussion which would lower that debt level.”<\/p>\n

Council member at Large Kim Ecklund<\/strong> requested information on other bonds the city has in addition to how a $6.4 million bond would impact the city budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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