FIRE STATION RESTROOM RENOVATIONS WILL COST MORE THAN EXPECTED

  

Assistant City Manager Kyle Dannhaus reported to the Brenham  City Council at today’s (Thursday’s) meeting that repairing and renovating the restrooms for the live in quarters for the fire department has turned into a much bigger job, costing a lot more money than originally thought.

 

Assistant Brenham City Manager Kyle Dannhaus says the restroom renovations are going to cost more than expected.
Assistant Brenham City Manager Kyle Dannhaus says the restroom renovations are going to cost more than expected.

In a workshop session, Dannhaus said  these restrooms were part of the original building, constructed in 1978.  He said the normal wear and tear on the floors, walls and fixtures made an extensive renovation necessary and the costs will be well above the $35,000 budgeted for it.

Dannhaus said the current estimates from the local architectural firm of Keese and Associates, indicate the full costs will be much more than that.

City Council member Mary Barnes Tilley asked City Fire Chief Ricky Boeker if there were any accommodations for female firefighters.  Boeker said they currently have women firefighters and they simply lock the door when they use the restrooms.

The Brenham City Council will continue the discussion on the fire department’s restrooms.

 

Dannhaus stated that due to the costs involved, the law required the city to employ an architect.

 

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5 Comments

  1. Ask the County Fire Departments how they do it? Have you seen the local county fire stations? Many of them were built by their members with little or no mistakes. I do agree if you are going to do it, do it right, but that doesn’t always mean spend the big bucks! Brenham FD DOES need new bathrooms, but why was it not done when the other renovations were done??

  2. This city has a history of making many costly architectural mistakes! The new EMS station was one. The Aquatic Center pool being too short for competition is another. When can we get someone in there to make sure the city STOPS wasting money on “oopsies”?

  3. Though I usually do not agree with the city spending taxpayers dollars on unnecessary and useless nonsense, but if u want it done right might as well allow a architect to design and oversee the project. Several years ago when they added the adoption center to the animal shelter they allowed city staff to oversee the project and it was full of mistakes and ended up costing more in repairs than the original cost because obviously they did not know what they were doing and now we all know how that has ended now going to cost millions to build a new one!!! So better to let a professional deal with it and have it done right might save money in the long run!!

  4. Is it really required to hire an architectural firm to remodel some bathrooms. Surely someone in the city has enough knowledge to coordinate a simple project like that without spending money for an architectural firm. We’re not building the world trade center here, just some toilets, sinks, and showers.

    1. I thought the same thing when I read the story. Unless there is some state or federal law that requires the City to hire an architect to renovate a bathroom, they shouldn’t be spending taxpayer money for one.

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