By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER The new Boys and Girls Club and Family Center facility is getting closer and closer to breaking ground on West Street, and at last week’s council meeting the councilors and mayor unanimously approved to save the non-profit the cost of permit and building fees. “This will alleviate the club of the burden (of paying these fees),” Mayor Art Ward said, so it is able to construct its 38,000 square foot facility that will serve “the youth of the entire city.” The last time the city waived fees for any project was over 20 years ago for the Giamatti Little League facility on Mix Street. “This bipartisan support is commendable,” said Michael Suchopar, executive director for the Bristol Boys and Girls Club. The fees being waived would include any permit fee that is necessary for building, and will save the club approximately $62,000 on the project. This estimate, the city’s Chief Building Official Guy Morin said, is based upon a “40,000 square foot building, with an estimated cost to construct (not including any interior furniture or equipment) of $10 million.” By this time next year the corner of West Street and Gaylord Street will be the [...]
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