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New Barry County COA building millage proposal will be on November ballot

Barry County voters will be asked on Nov. 7 to approve a request for 0.1669 mills for 20 years to fund a new $5,450,000 Commission on Aging (COA) facility with an annual 4.5 percent interest rate, after unanimous approval of ballot language by the Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday.

 

If the millage is approved, it is estimated that an owner of a Barry County residence with a taxable value of $50,000, will pay an average of $8.35 a year.

 

The proposal is based on erecting a new 22,500 square foot building using 2018 construction estimates. Included in the proposal are costs for architects fees and issuing bonds, demolition of the existing building, site work, commercial kitchen equipment and high-quality durable interior and exterior finishes.

 

Other equipment and office furnishings are not included, however, Executive Director of the COA, Tammy Pennington, has said the facility can pay the cost of new furnishings and equipment.

 

The initial plan was for a 20-year, 0.1843 millage request for a 25,000 square foot building costing $6 million. With concerns on the cost of the project, the COA board worked with Bob Van Putten, from Landmark Designs, to find ways to lower the cost.

 

They found savings of  $500,000 by bringing the building size down to 22,500 square feet by narrowing the main corridor from 12 feet to 10, reducing the  community room from 112 feet long to 96 feet and other smaller measures.//

 

In other business, commissioners approved completing paperwork to finalize the acceptance of a donation to the Barry County Animal Shelter from the Edythe Marshall Estate/Trust. 

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