Senior Center estimate set at $7M without basement
Facilities Planning Committee addressed the Senior and Community Center cost estimate for Town Meeting. The committee agreed the $7 million project estimate would exclude the basement, priced separately at approximately $250,000, allowing consideration later as a bid alternate.
Facilities Planning Committee · Meeting of September 30, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Facilities Planning Committee addressed the Senior and Community Center cost estimate for Town Meeting. The committee agreed the $7 million project estimate would exclude the basement, priced separately at approximately $250,000, allowing consideration later as a bid alternate. Town Engineer Nate Desrosiers and designer Mr.
Harden will produce a categorized list of value management items noting operating cost impacts. The committee also agreed to a two-phase approach on a solar warrant article: Committee member Henry Oettinger will pursue a citizen petition for the Fall Town Meeting as a nonbinding question, with a more robust bylaw for the Annual Town Meeting. A draft request for qualifications for an owner's project manager for 197 School Street was reviewed, with comment deadline October 8.
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Source: the Facilities Planning Committee meeting of September 30, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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