FAIRMONT – During the Fairmont Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) meeting on Monday, discussions surrounding potential construction for Jameson Circle on Fairlakes Road past the Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church picked up again with new information from a construction expert.

General Contractor Brian Stanslaski said that, including the length of the road, utilities, infrastructure and the cul-de-sacs themselves, it would break down to $500,000 each for the five buildings.

“Granted, you don’t have to do all the units at once,” he said. “You can do one at a time, two at a time, whatever makes sense, and work your way through that cul-de-sac.”

Right now, Stanslaski said he’s dealing with ballpark estimates for these figures, but it’s something they can get more in-depth on as long as commitments are made to surveying. He said there’s also a chance they could do more.

“The other option, that land next to it, there’s room for another cul-de-sac,” Stanslaski said. “I don’t know how far you want to go, because if you did both infrastructure on them, you’re looking probably closer to a million dollars.”

Board Member Gail Diede asked if they did 10 units instead of five, would it drop the cost per unit. Stanslaski said it would in manufacturing.

City Council Representative Randy Lubenow expressed concern about how much cheaper this project is shaping up compared to the twin homes by the soccer fields, which were $760,000 without any new roads being constructed.

“Just based on the construction style we’re doing with manufacturer or modular, we’re able to reduce the cost with the buying power we have in buying bulk, so that cost is reduced,” he said. “The labor to build these in a factory versus a stick build is reduced for streamlining those processes and the ability to repeat.”

Stanslaski said he was hoping to have more schematics and information for the board, but it was not ready in time, and his engineer could not be present. With what the board provided him, he’s looking to have more to report in the near future.

“That’ll give you some options to look at,” Stanslaski said. “It gives you a better idea of ‘How many times are we splitting up this infrastructure cost? Four units or five units, 10 units.’ Will be able to get a more accurate cost to it, and I’ll reach out to the city. We’ll try to pull some of those public plans as well, get a better idea on that sewer and water and stuff that’s already stuck out there.”

In other business:

— Diede spoke about a recent inquiry from Friendship Village for HealtheMed, a telehealth program that provides people who need it with a television and Wi-Fi, so they can attend all their medical appointments from home. To qualify, residents would have to be under a waiver program through Martin County. Diede said HealtheMed wants to hold a presentation at Friendship Village to provide information to everyone. In speaking with other area HRA’s, Diede said she received recommendations that HealtheMed get approval from the county before bringing them in, and that was the path the HRA chose moving forward.