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Jeff Thompson said the photo voltaic solar does not have a good enough cost payback benefit. He said these paybacks are still decades out. Chair Jacobs said the Board had this same conversation 10 years ago regarding solar, and the same objection was raised. Commissioner Rich asked if there has been discussion about what the wings would be used for in the future. Jeff Thompson said there has been nothing discussed in the short term for these wings, but there has been discussion of a possible future co-location of Emergency Services facilities. Commissioner Rich said her concern is that the septic issue limits any future use. Jeff Thompson said the current estimate is to save the space for possible use, without spending operating funds. He said if there is a point where there is a use for the space then there would be a significant cost required to upgrade the septic, but there would be not be a big cost in the building itself if it is maintained. Michael Talbert noted that there are 21,000 square feet of space to be mothballed. He asked how much it would cost in today's dollars to renovate the space and bring it back. Jeff Thompson said this would cost $75 to $100 per square foot. Michael Talbert said this would require some work now to mothball, but the cost five years from now to renovate at the current rate would be an additional $2 million, plus sewer, which would push it up to the $3 million range. Commissioner Pelissier said there was some discussion about having a park and ride lot across the street. She asked if there had been any discussion about having it on the same side of the street if the wings were not mothballed. She said people wanting to use the facilities would have to cross a busy street to get to the park and ride lot. Jeff Thompson said the board has had some conversation about this site being an endpoint for a circulator route into Hillsborough. He said there have been no specifics yet about how this would work. Commissioner Pelissier asked if there was any discussion of doing geo-thermal for this site. Jeff Thompson said there is interest in doing geo-thermal; however the only site for doing this is under the current septic field. Commissioner McKee said he would like the title of this facility to be the Northern Human Services Center, because he would like to see services moved back up into that community. He questioned whether it is more important to mothball space or to provide services to the community. He noted that the library was taken out of this community, and he feels it is critical to provide services, because this is an underserved area of the County. He said this is not just a $300,000 mothball project, as it would still cost $2-3 million to renovate in the future. He said this could provide a lot of services in the community that would go with the current schematic. Commissioner Price noted that the multi-media area is a library. Commissioner McKee said he is referencing the space below the bathrooms that could be used for additional space. Jeff Thompson said the use of this room for programs was not discussed. He acknowledged that the community center cost for programming would have to be addressed in future discussions. Chair Jacobs asked if there will there be a fire alarm in the wings. John Thomas said this was not discussed, but it could be provided, along with sensors on the doors. Chair Jacobs said if the space is climate controlled and has some security, a conversation could be had in the future about the potential use for storage. He said this would