Municipal building on schedule

By Sean Feagan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Strathmore’s new municipal building is on track to be finished this fall.

“The building construction is on schedule, and I hope you get a chance to either walk by or drive by and see the progress for yourself,” said Fule during a Facebook live address on July 9.

The projected timing of completion for the building is early November.

Work onsite is ongoing. The building’s steel-stud framing has started on the second level, and roofing membranes are being installed, said Geoff Person, Town of Strathmore communications strategist, in a statement.

The concrete for the upstairs floors has also been poured, with the bottom floor scheduled to be poured next, said Fule. Two of the walls will be closed-in the next few weeks, and the entire building is expected to be closed-in by early September, he said.

Radon mitigation measures are being installed throughout the building footprint and rough grading is also taking place around the site, said Person.

Council is getting regular reports from the new project manager, said Fule.

“We’re very much more involved in the process,” he said.

The town has established a steering committee for the project composed of senior management and council members to which the project manager reports monthly.

As per the town’s June update document, the projected overall cost of the project is $14.73 million. This was reported as a slight reduction from a projection made in mid-May.

Of this total, $7.9 million is for building construction, $2,587,000 is for site servicing and rehabilitation, $1,897,000 is for Strathmore Commons and north Kinsmen improvements, $1,492,000 is for soft costs and $850,000 is for furniture, fixtures and equipment.