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Kroc Center Questions

... posed by City Council members to city staff and Team Kroc during Tuesday meeting

Mike Kennedy: Who is responsible if something goes wrong with the Kroc Center?
John Chamness: The Salvation Army.

Mike Kennedy: Why did the cost of the project jump from $1.1M to $3M?
Mike Gridley: We expanded the project to include a swimming pool. And we didn't know how much material needed to be hauled in.

Mike Kennedy: Did ACI get a sweetheart project?
Mike Gridley: They had to haul more than they thought they did. That usually doesn't work in the contractor's favor. It's hard to find a better deal.



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.