On Tuesday, Watertown City Councilman Leonard G. Spaziani said he wanted more information about an amphitheater being proposed for Thompson Park.
Council members voted to apply for up to $7.7 million through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Overseen by the U.S. Department of Defense, this initiative âis designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, in order to enhance military value, installation resilience, and military family quality of life,â according to the programâs website.
A city document outlining the projected expenses for the Thompson Park Performing Arts Center show the facility would cost $8,750,000 to construct. If Watertown obtained the grant from the federal government, it would need to contribute $1 million in soft costs (professional fees and consulting, project administration and construction inspection, equipment, administrative expenses and pre-construction services).
WATERTOWN â Councilman Leonard G. Spaziani wants more information on how a planned Thompson Park amphitheater would make money and why it would cost $1 million in soft costs to build.
Mr. Spaziani was the only council member to vote no Monday night on applying for a $7.75 million grant for the much-anticipated amphitheater. The city would be responsible to kick in about $1 million in âsoft costsâ for the project.
Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith and the other three council members agreed to apply for the grant, saying it would help the local economy by bringing people from outside the area to spend money on restaurants, hotels and fuel.
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WATERTOWN â The planned Thompson Park amphitheater would have an approximate price tag of $7.75 million, with the city having to kick in about $1 million in âsoft costs.â
City officials are expected to submit an application by next Mondayâs deadline to the Department of Defense for the much-anticipated project. The cost estimates were provided in a memo by the Planning Department, which has been working with GYMO Architecture, Engineering & Land Surveying to come up conceptual drawings for the amphitheater and some approximate costs.
The City Council is expected tonight to OK submitting the application.
Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith has been a big proponent of the amphitheater in the city-owned park.
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