Post by Logan on Jan 15, 2016 1:40:55 GMT -6
UW to begin building new Burke Museum without $24M needed to finish project
The University of Washington is expected to begin construction this summer on a new, $82.5 million building to house the Burke Museum collection, even though it doesn’t have all the money in hand to complete it.
The building fund is short by $24 million, money that has been promised by the Legislature but won’t be allocated for another year. That puts UW officials in the uncomfortable position of starting construction on a building without enough money to finish the job.
“Everyone here is uncomfortable with this — no one likes ‘trust me,’ especially when we’re talking about millions of dollars,” UW President Ana Mari Cauce told the UW Regents during a meeting Thursday. Still, she recommended that construction go forward. The project will come back to the board for final approval next month.
Paul Jenny, the UW’s senior vice president for planning and management, said legislators want the project to start soon because the cost of construction is expected to keep rising.
Continue reading at www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-to-begin-building-new-burke-museum-without-24m-needed-to-finish-project/ .
The University of Washington is expected to begin construction this summer on a new, $82.5 million building to house the Burke Museum collection, even though it doesn’t have all the money in hand to complete it.
The building fund is short by $24 million, money that has been promised by the Legislature but won’t be allocated for another year. That puts UW officials in the uncomfortable position of starting construction on a building without enough money to finish the job.
“Everyone here is uncomfortable with this — no one likes ‘trust me,’ especially when we’re talking about millions of dollars,” UW President Ana Mari Cauce told the UW Regents during a meeting Thursday. Still, she recommended that construction go forward. The project will come back to the board for final approval next month.
Paul Jenny, the UW’s senior vice president for planning and management, said legislators want the project to start soon because the cost of construction is expected to keep rising.
Continue reading at www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-to-begin-building-new-burke-museum-without-24m-needed-to-finish-project/ .