Construction at College Hill Mansion puts events on hold

More money going into UH mansion

For the second time in as many years, taxpayers money is going to renovate what was designated as the UH Presidents residence.

A long list of repairs is underway at College Hill.

It includes a new roof, windows and gutters, along with the installation of solar panel. solar water heaters andsiding as well as plumbing and electrical work.

The base contract is $680,000 butthe amountcould exceed that if there are unforeseen problems.

But it wasn't too long ago that the university had crews working on the porte cochere, the back lanai and the guest cottage.

Two years ago UH spent close to a half a million on repairing termite damage.

The work included repairs on the main house and in an adjacent cottage.

Crews replaced the wood floors in the dining and living rooms, as well as a few doors They also had to shore up the lanai floor.

That was on top of more than a million dollars of construction that was spentunder Evan Dobelle, the president at the time when he lived in the home,

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Construction at College Hill Mansion puts events on hold