Mercer Island’s city staff anticipates that the first reading of a bond ordinance regarding the financing of a new Public Safety and Maintenance (PSM) Facility will occur at city council’s June 17 regular meeting, according to city documents.

Council is considering placing a bond measure on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.

Staff and council engaged in a robust review and discussion of the PSM schematic design at council’s June 3 regular meeting. It was revealed that the previous PSM cost estimate changed from a bit below $110 million (as noted in a Reporter story last month) to an updated estimated project budget of $103,902,076.

City documents state that the PSM design team’s next presentation at the June 17 meeting will include information on regulations and the process related t

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