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Council approves multiple consent contracts; public commentator urges in-house engineering capacity
Summary
Council approved consent agenda items including unit‑price right-of-way acquisition contracts and wastewater blower equipment purchases after public comment cautioned against overreliance on external consultants for engineering work funded by federal grants.
Charlotte City Council approved its consent agenda on Oct. 13, including unit-price contracts for right-of-way acquisition services and purchases of wastewater treatment equipment, after hearing a public comment urging investment in in-house engineering capacity.
Public comment on consultant use
Evan Scholl addressed council during public comment on the consent agenda item associated with a USDOT grant, saying the city was poised to approve "the expenditure of nearly 3,000,000 in federal grant money on an engineering firm to address road and traffic safety in the city." He urged the city to "stop outsourcing to consulting and to begin developing an in house design and…
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