Split council OKs town money for Bristol animal shelter
A split vote approved a motion at a rare Tuesday morning town council meeting that could leave taxpayers with an additional $343,000 bill to pay for a new animal shelter in Bristol.In 2008, voters approved a $2 million bond for a new shelter, but officials have struggled to stay within that budget. Last month officials [...]
Read More →Bristol animal shelter sent back to drawing board
After a year of planning, design and compromise, the Bristol animal shelter project finally went out to bid. The company hired to manage the project, Farrar and Associates, met with the animal shelter capital project committee (CPC) last week to deliver some disappointing, if not unexpected, news. In order to stay within the $1.5 million construction budget for [...]
Read More →Bristol animal shelter project seeks bidders
Contractor bids to build the Bristol animal shelter will be accepted until 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27 at town hall, 10 Court Street, at which time all bids will be opened. Plans and specifications can be viewed on-line at www.FarrarAssociates.com. Click on the “subcontractor plan room” and enter “letmein” as the password. Bidders are [...]
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