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Local builder tells city commission delayed waterline work ‘destroyed’ project timeline, says he was treated like a criminal
Summary
At the Feb. 12 Ottawa City Commission meeting, resident and builder Sean Markley testified that promised waterline work was not completed on schedule, disputing city staff accounts and saying a document he was asked to sign made him feel criminalized. He submitted a written record for commissioners to review.
Sean Markley, a local builder who identified himself as being associated with HomeStar Builders and living at 746 South Funston, told the Ottawa City Commission on Feb. 12 that delays and conflicting communications about a waterline and site work “absolutely killed me financially.”
Markley said he was originally given a 90-day timeline for work tied to his project but that it took 11 months to break ground. He told commissioners that two separate meetings had left him with an expectation that the city would…
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