The City Council unanimously approved a five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) at their February 20 meeting, taking another step toward making the Broadway City Hall Project a reality. The approval of the five-year CIP, which includes an opportunity to petition for a reverse referendum, provides a mechanism to finance the Broadway City Hall Project. The City Council approved the CIP with a not to exceed financing cost of $4,950,000, which has an anticipated $237 annual tax impact on a $300,000 home. The current schedule for the project shows a bid opening in late March, followed by building construction starting in May, with an expected completion date of March 2019.
Beginning in earnest in 2016, the City Council action on February 20 marks the culmination of resident driven design efforts aimed to develop future community spaces in Carver. In April 2017, the City Council selected as their “preferred choice” the construction of a new building on the existing City Hall/Village Hall site, located at 316 Broadway. The City Hall design features a street level floor plan with a multi-purpose room, which can accommodate nearly two hundred people. The street level floor plan also includes a commercial kitchen, restroom facilities, and a lobby. The second level floor plan includes office space, restroom facilities, conference rooms, lobby, and City Council Chambers.
