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| Inmate labor helps to save $53,000 Wicomico Civic Center seating project |
| By salisburyindependent.net |
| Published: 08/10/2016 |
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As the project to renovate the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center progresses, County Executive Bob Culver thanked county staff for saving taxpayers more than $53,000 on just one project, by capitalizing on county employee expertise and inmate labor from the Wicomico County Department of Corrections. Part of the project to renovate and upgrade the Civic Center involved adding electric to the lower seating sections in the Normandy area so they could be pulled out or retracted, in a timelier manner. What once took six staff members almost eight hours now will take two staffers only about two hours. The project to overhaul the seating sections was estimated to cost almost $65,000, but county officials decided the job could be done in house for much less. With oversight by Will Preneta, Facility Manager and his maintenance team at the Wicomico County Department of Corrections, the project was completed for less than $11,500, including staff labor costs. Read More. |
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