It’s going to cost a little more to replace the elevator at a nursing home in north Queens.
Region of Queens councillors held a special meeting this week to approve an extra $33,272 for electrical and alarm upgrades at Hillsview Acres in Greenfield.
The region owns and operates the 29-bed long-term care home.
Joanne Veinotte, the region’s director of corporate services, told councillors that the contractor responsible for maintaining and inspecting the elevator told staff in 2022 that it was nearing its end of life and would not be able to be replaced in a timely manner if there was a breakdown.
Council had already approved $86,250 in their 2023/24 capital budget for the work on the facility’s elevator. But when the elevator contractor, TK Elevator, visited Hillsview in the spring, workers found that the existing alarm panel and supporting electrical components needed to be upgraded to accommodate the new elevator, increasing the overall cost.
