Summary
The fire-damaged Chimbole Center, shuttered since December 2022, is finally getting rebuilt — with a $30.7M contract adding 4,000 square feet and connecting to the library. Union workers packed the chambers to back it; some residents slammed the cost and lack of public input.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
$30.7 million total, with a $4 million contingency, funded by general funds, Measure AV, ARPA, and federal earmark money.
Residents get back a community hub and gathering space, and local union workers get jobs close to home instead of commuting down the hill.
Critics argue taxpayers bear a cost that ballooned far beyond the original fire-repair estimate without public input.
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