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Members of the Visalia City Council expressed sticker shock at the projected cost of the next phase of its long-planned Civic Center project.
Total costs of Phase 2 of the project, which includes a Public Safety Office Building, evidence lab, and new City Council chambers, will cost up to $70 million, nearly triple the $25 million price tag the council heard at its last major update on the project in August.
Councilman Brett Taylor called the revised figure “mind-blowing” at a recent council meeting. The freshman council member suggested a “second set of eyes” to review the dramatic price tag and compare it to what other local agencies are paying…
