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A facility assessment found $4.6 million in deferred maintenance needs across Forest Lake’s public works facilities over the next 10 years, including $3.5 million identified as immediate. The Council reviewed a schematic design for a new facility and discussed reducing the concept to a target construction cost of $35 million to $40 million. It also reviewed two roundabout concepts for the TH 61/County Road 50 intersection, supported by $2,674,880 in secured outside funding.
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The assessment indicates that maintaining existing public works facilities would require substantial spending, with several needs considered immediate. Council members discussed a new facility design, ways to reduce its size and cost, and construction management options, but did not approve a final design or construction plan. The intersection project remains in the planning stage, with no action required at this workshop.
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