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Public Informational Meeting Waterbury Municipal Complex. Thatcher Brook Primary School Gymnasium Wednesday, February 19, 2014 6:30pm-8:00pm. Agenda. Mission & Vision for Project Project Timeline/Process VIA Design Review Site Plan Building Floor Plans Rendering Program Information
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Public Informational Meeting Waterbury Municipal Complex Thatcher Brook Primary School Gymnasium Wednesday, February 19, 2014 6:30pm-8:00pm
Agenda • Mission & Vision for Project • Project Timeline/Process • VIA Design Review • Site Plan • Building Floor Plans • Rendering • Program Information • Project Cost/Financing Options • Questions & Answers
Project Timeline • Inadequate municipal offices prior to Irene flooding • August 2011 – Municipal offices flooded • Opportunity to combine needed municipal functions • $1 Million grant awarded February 2013 • Failed bond vote on June 27, 2013 • Feasibility Study to review all potential sites • Voter Survey – September 2013 • Public input and plans for new facility - 2014
Design Review by Vermont Integrated Architecture, P.C. (VIA) • Experience with municipal buildings • Experience with historic buildings • Experience with libraries
Objectives Achieved • The cost has been reduced significantly from $7.8m to $4.98m • The building is designed to maximize energy efficiency • The property is municipally owned, in the village and above the floodplain • The size of the project has been reduced and does not include police • There is space available for future expansion
Questions? Where can I find more information? • www.waterburyvt.org • Front Porch Forum • Email: bondquestions@waterburyvt.com • Contact: Select Board members, Library Commissioners, Historical Society members
VOTE! • Early Voting at Town Offices above the Main Street Fire Department, M-F, 8 am - 4:30 pm • Town Meeting Day – March 4, 2014, 7 am-7 pm TBPS