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New town hall on hold until building costs decline
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Two Summerfield schools impose COVID-19 quarantines Summerfield Charter Academy and Summerfield Elementary are taking precautions after some students and staff tested positive for the virus by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – Positive COVID-19 cases prompted Summerfield Charter Academy to quarantine its sixth grade, while five students and one teacher at Summerfield Elementary School are isolating at
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Artist’s rendering courtesy of Creech & Associates
An artist’s rendering shows the proposed new Summerfield Town Hall. Plans for the town hall were modified last spring to bring the project within its $3.5 million budget. Summerfield leaders have decided to halt development of the new town hall until costs for building materials decline.
Rising costs for metal and other building materials in recent months have pushed expenses for the town hall more than $100,000 over budget by CHRIS BURRITT
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SUMMERFIELD – Summerfield leaders have decided to halt development of the new town hall until costs for building materials decline enough for the project to meet its $3.5 million budget. “We are going to pause and wait for pricing to come down so that we can be able to deliver the project at or under budget,”
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