Still reeling after learning a $54 million proposed senior center and health department campus would be delayed by more than six years, city officials have turned their sights to rehabilitating their existing buildings. Work on three bridges, and Harbor Brook dredging will significantly delay campus construction, Scarpati recapped for members of the Senior Center/ Health Department Building Committee on Wednesday. However, the dilapidated building on the proposed site at 116 Cook Ave. will likely come down this year. The lease with the state is up in 2032, but Daniels is in talks with state officials about allowing the city to renovate both floors simultaneously. Daniels asked the Finance Committee to allow him to apply for a $250,000 Community Investment Fund grant to do a needs assessment on the Health Department building. That leaves the senior center at 22 W. Main St, an 84-year-old building with water leaking throughout the outer walls into the interior. The estimated cost to repair the walls is about $360,000 however a laser roof scan conducted last week revealed about 40 percent of the insulation under the roof is saturated, Daniels said.
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