Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland.com
There will be another dry run in the coming weeks and a final check-in on Feb. 22, but “we are ready to begin our cutover activities,” she said. Johnson never made a formal request for the money, and Monday, he said the project no longer needed it.Ending the capitalized labor portion of the project earlier than expected, which also would reduce consulting fees and other support costs, will result in savings of about $1.4 million, Johnson said. The new project total is estimated to be $35.2 million, even after adding back in $643,000 for a “spreadsheet error” that did not account for 6 months of labor in 2020, he said.