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Commission approves West End Beach parking-lot contract after debate over size, access and shoreline resilience
Summary
After extended debate about reducing parking, ADA access and shoreline resilience, the commission approved a $387,788.78 contract with POP Excavating to repair the West End Beach parking lot and prepare two restroom sites, using MDNR grant funds and capital outlay money.
The Traverse City City Commission voted March 17 to award a contract to POP Excavating not to exceed $387,788.78 for reconstruction of the West End Beach parking lot and site preparation for two restroom units, including a 10% contingency.
The vote followed more than an hour of presentation and debate about the project’s scope, how much paved area should be removed, whether the design is “sacrificial” against high water events and how to maximize ADA…
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