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Article excerpt: The council learned on Monday the estimated cost of creating the new city hall includes $150,000 to upgrade the interior to meet the standards of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, silver certification. This is the second level of the four possible levels of LEED ratings established by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Council candidate Steve Scheinkman told the council that an expert told him a number of changes to the design could be done at a low cost to improve on the environmental sensitivity of the project. Jim Wirick of LPA, the city's architect for the project, said some of the suggestions were difficult to do while keeping the cost of the project down.

“We'd love to do more,” he said. “I think we're doing as much as we can with the financial constraints of the project.”

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