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Police Station Building Committee
March 1.,_1999
The Committee met in the Arnold Berger Room at the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street,
Readin . Niassachncet~at--7.00 p.m-Present_were-Chair.PauLDl7s in- VicC-_Chair Bill
Lavoie, Committee members James Cormier, Eric Jason Smith, Robert Cavagnaro and
MiloDeBrigard,_also.. present_were.TownManager.Petex Hechenbleiknerr-Lt-Robert
Silva, Brett Donham from Donham & Sweeney, FinCom liaison Richard McDonald, and
Paul-French from.Daedalus.Projocts Inc.
On motion by Bob Cavagnaro seconded by James Cormier the Police Station Building
Committee. voted to unanimously approve the minutes-of the-February 1, 1999 meeting.
On motion by Bob Cavagnaro seconded by James Cormier the Police Station Building
Committee- voted- to_unanimously approve.the.minutes_ofthe_January 4,1999 meeting.
G & R need a 14 day extension to finish excavating the ledge. They will change the fire
alarm-system-during-the- U day extension,.The_eompletion date-.with.tho:ext_ensio-n,-would
be November 21, 1999,
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The foundation is.goini.in.slower. than-they hoped-G.&_R.needs.to. come-to the-March 3,
1999 meeting to explain how they will make up the time. The steel is arriving on March
15, 1999, but the foundation needs to cure for a week before the steel is installed.
The cost proposal for the underground fire alarm has been reduced from $23,697 to
$?0,627~ This- reduetion.is_due-to. changing_the-oonduit_tQ_ a-.cable-tray-_BreM anticipates a
further reduction of a couple thousand dollars.
The mockup of the brick, mortar and caulking should be arriving in a couple of weeks.
There is a question of what the Town is going to do with the surrounding sidewalks. The
hope is-to, install sidewalks, trees and.lighting_on Union Street._ Town Meeting will need to
approve these changes.
On motion by Bob, Cavagnaro_seconded-by Eric Jason Smith the..Polioe Station Building
Committee voted to adjourn their meeting at 7:25 p.m. by a vote of 6-0-0.
Respectfully suhmitt,
e4 g Secretary