Brackenridge to consider $2 million bond for public works project
Brackenridge Council will have a special meeting Wednesday to consider a $2 million bond to pay for a new public works building.
The meeting will be at 3 p.m. in the borough building on Brackenridge Avenue.
The borough last year applied for a preliminary land development application to replace the current facility that’s about 125 years old. Plans call for a public works facility on Prospect Avenue, next to the existing building.
Amenities include more efficient equipment storage, office and kitchen space, and a generator. Council has been planning for a new public works building since prior to the pandemic.
Over the course of planning, the borough was awarded a $500,000 state grant and $300,000 from the county Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund.
Future phases of work following construction would include stormwater retention, paving and the addition of a salt shed.
Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.
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