The good news is, we may have good news for you next week. We have one more meeting this week with the city, and then we will know more about how to keep this project moving forward. Keep your fingers crossed, and please send some positive vibes toward the Building Expansion Team.

The Building Expansion Team (BET) had a meeting Wednesday night, with the Board members and our architect, Steve Dorsett, in attendance. We discussed what has been accomplished so far, the changes that had been made to the project, and the final bid from Loven Contracting, which was out of our price range. We plan to … Continue reading Keeping the Project Affordable

We received the final estimate from Loven Contracting, and, unfortunately it was way over what was expected. The original estimate was for $304,000. After deducting the amount for removing the cottage, we budgeted $286,000 for construction. We kind of expected the final estimate to be somewhat higher than that, because of the rising cost of … Continue reading Final Estimate

Intense planning continues! We have a draft contract and will receive a final estimate from the contractor this Friday, which will hopefully lead to a final contract and a construction schedule soon after. The architect has just resubmitted the updated plans to the city, addressing their comments. We should hear back from the city on … Continue reading Planning and Preparation Continues

We will be meeting with the contractor and architect next week to discuss the contract, insurance, and the construction schedule. This week’s meeting was cancelled due to weather. Our next steps will be to clear out the attic and move everything to a storage unit until construction is complete. This will happen in a couple … Continue reading More Preparation and Meetings