"At the end of the day, we're on the hook for the cost increase," explained Mitch Weiss, interim executive director of the commission. "We're not in a strong negotiating position."
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The board, acting as the local lead for the project, previously reviewed the segments at its March 26 meeting and while it approved a series of environmental documents, it declined to move forward with the project itself, citing concerns about tree removal and cost overruns and asked its staff to explore ways to limit both.
"It's no guarantee that we're going to be able to do this project ultimately; that we'll have the money," said Andy Schiffrin, the alternate for Commissioner Justin Cummings. "But by approving the project or urging the county to approve the project we make it possible to potentially do it and we stay on track."