STICKER SHOCK ... Troy Brehmer (left) with Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd., and Water Resource Recovery Facility Superintendent Mike Stiles (right) delivered news of project cost increases totaling $3.75 million to the Swanton Village Council on Monday. (PHOTO BY JESSE DAVIS, STAFF)
By: Jesse Davis
Ballooning costs across multiple projects left one member of the Swanton Village Council with his head in his hands during Monday evening's meeting.
Immediately after hearing a trio of combined sewer separation projects received no bids due to an estimated cost increase from the $3.15 million initially advertised to roughly $4 million, the council was told the cost necessary upgrades to the Village's Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) had jumped from $4.6 million to $7.5 million.
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