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BELLOWS FALLS The Windham-Windsor Housing Trust Monday said it was significantly changing its project using the former Bellows Falls Garage because of the high cost of restoring the 1920 concrete structure.
Elizabeth Bridgewater, the executive director of the Brattleboro-based non-profit, said the housing group was facing a $3 million gap in its anticipated costs and the construction bids on the project, which was supposed to start construction in November.
The $3 million would have been on top of the estimated costs of $9.1 million, Bridgewater said in a follow-up interview. The extra costs only became clear after construction bids were received, she said. The new plan is expected to cost $9.9 million for the 27-unit project. Construction is expected to start in April.