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Hancock County rejects arena construction bids, board directs repackaging to fit local funding
Summary
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to reject all bids on a planned arena project after commissioners concluded the full build would require roughly $30 million and exceed local funding and bonding capacity; the board instructed staff to repackage the design to match available Restore funds and local resources.
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to reject all submitted bids for the county arena project and directed staff to repackage the plan into a smaller, affordable scope.
The board acted after a lengthy discussion in which supervisors and county staff said the combined price for the originally planned two‑phase project had climbed toward $30 million, leaving a gap of roughly $9–$10 million between bids and currently available Restore and local funds. County staff and the board attorney warned that approving the current package 1 without a realistic plan and funding for package 2 could leave the county with costly, unusable infrastructure.
County administrators and…
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