Sunday, July 30, 2006

HOW TO SPEND 12.9 MILLION DOLLARS...EASY... WHEN IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY!

Natatorium/Surface Parking and Site Improvement

Estimated Project Costs

Construction Costs:
Construction Bids (55% City Share).........$9,752,270


Non-construction Costs:
Construction management.......................$300,000
Construction contingency.........................$487,600
Architectual fees & reimbursables............$760,872
Sub-total ................................................$1,548,472

Bond Issuance Cost:
Under writing fees-1.25% .....................$154,688
Issuance costs & contingency ...............$375,000
Sub-total .............................................$529,688

Interest:
Capitalized interest through
and including 2/1/2008 .....................$1,005,211
Less estimated interest
earnings at an assumed
rate of 3.0% ......................................($141,000)
Sub-total ...........................................$865,211

Project Contingencies ........................$228,360

Total Project Cost .............................$12,924,000

Project Funding
Proposed Lease Rental
Revenue Bonds ..............................$12,375,000
City and County funding (1) ...........$549,000
Total project funding .....................$12,924,000

(1) Includes $275,000 from City of New Albany and $274,000 from Floyd County.

H.J.Umbaugh & Associates dated June 6, 2006

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Memorandum

New Albany Redevelopment Commission
Subject: Request for Public Records

There was not a feasibility study done on phase I of Scribner Place. However, there will be one done in phase II that will be available to you at a later date.

If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact me.

Thanks


Freedom Of Speech would like to say:

To many questions and not enough answers pertaining to The Scribner Place Project. If they build it "will they come?" Is this New Albany's so called "Field of Dreams" and save all project? Or did the YMCA just mislead everyone on this project?