Nashville, Tenn.—State Rep. Bruce Griffey, R-Paris, met with state officials last week to inform them that delays in the reconstruction of the Paris Landing Inn will cause increases in costs.
As reported by WENK/WTPR in late June, state officials earlier announced that 25 more rooms will be added to the Paris Landing Inn. State officials said at the time construction of the new Inn now will be completed in 2021 rather than 2020 as originally announced.
David Roberson, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said the addition of 25 more rooms will add add $8,470,000 to the project, which in turn will increase the total cost from $26,075,000 to $34,545,000.
The new design will bring the new Paris Landing Inn to around 90 rooms. The original Inn had 130 rooms, but occupancy was low, and state officials have said it will be replaced with a smaller, but more modern Inn.
In a press release, Griffey said, “Luckily, Governor Lee has approved additional funding to add 25 more rooms to the new Inn – bringing the total number of rooms from 65 to 90 – which will assist in attracting small conferences to our area and bringing in more revenue to the counties in the district and perhaps employing additional individuals.”
Griffey said, “However, we cannot afford delays with the reconstruction process. The situation at the construction site is such that, due to local soil conditions and weather conditions, if foundation dirt work is not completed before the weather hits in November/ December, the entire project could get delayed six to nine months which could cost the State and local governments hundreds of thousands of dollars. For all of these reasons, I requested and conducted a meeting in Nashville last week with members of the State Building Commission to ensure that they are aware of my concerns, appreciate the importance to our district of keeping this project on track and will provide assistance in avoiding delays.”
Another meeting is scheduled again next week in Nashville between Representative Griffey, the state architect and the contractor to see what can be done to accelerate the project.
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