A petition to stop a city hall construction project has collected 116 signatures so far.
The proposed city hall and garage expansion, with costs ranging from $330,000 to $568,000, is not needed, said Tom Stone of Clarkston.
“Consumers Energy heats trucks with engine and/or oil pan heaters at a cost of less than $500 per vehicle,” Stone said. ‘Most, but not all, Clarkston residents have garages in which to keep their vehicles, although some use them for storage and leave vehicles outdoors all year round.?
A local Milzow Building Company representative showed the group drawings for a large pole-barn building in Independence Township, which they believe is large enough and properly equipped to meet all of the city’s needs for under $150,000.
The city’s first draft of the fiscal year 2016 budget assumed a cost of $400,000. The construction would be funded with a bank loan, petitioners said. The addition to Clarkston City Hall would be about $1,000 per household, not including utility costs.
? Andrea Beaudoin