White Plains CitizeNetReporter - This Old Hall: Council Mulls Millions to Upgrade City Hall for Second 100 Years.

WPCNR White Plains World. By John F. Bailey. May 14, 2002, 1:00 PM EDT: The Common Council last week received news from Joseph Nicoletti about the state of the old girl, City Hall, the stately old lady of Main Street, and her condition.

THIS OLD HALL: The White Plains City Hall at 255 Main Street, is being considered for modernization and expansion. The Common Council has requested Budget Department analysis of the financing.
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Department of Public Works Commissioner, Joseph Nicoletti advised the council they would soon have to consider financing extensive multi-million dollar renovations to prepare City Hall for its second 100 years.

Boykin: Council Taking a Hard Look Now.

Council President Benjamin Boykin advised WPCNR Monday that Mr. Nicoletti’s presentation last Thursday evening pointed out that City Hall, built in 1924, was in need of extensive renovation to continue meeting occupation standards. In addition, Boykin said Nicoletti presented an option which adds a wing to City Hall and builds an annex where the present Planning Department sits now.

$5.7MM to $14MM in Improvements to Impact Future Budgets.

According to Boykin, Nicoletti presented a renovation and modernization plan only to bring the old City Hall up to date, estimated to cost $5.7 million. The renovation would include heating, electrical and air conditioning and infrastructure improvements.

The building plan is more ambitious.

Boykin said it would not only renovate city hall and bring it up to standards, but would add a wing and erect a new complex behind City Hall, WPCNR presumes to house various departments spread around the city. The cost of the wing and annex plan was pegged at $14 million.

Budget Department to look at financial picture.

Boykin said the Council asked the budget department to “layer in” the financing needed into the entire scope of the city debt obligations, and he said the Council would be taking a look at this impact on future budgets in about two months. It would not affect the current budget, he said.


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