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Willard aldermen approve engineering agreements, adopt convenience-fee ordinance; donation platform tabled
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved engineering work agreements for a drainage redesign and downtown revitalization and adopted an ordinance changing the city's convenience fee policy. A proposal to subscribe to a donor/volunteer platform was tabled.
Willard's Board of Aldermen approved two engineering work agreements, adopted an ordinance increasing convenience fees on certain electronic transactions and tabled a subscription to an online donations-and-volunteer platform during its regular meeting.
The actions formalize design work on a drainage channel adjacent to U.S. Highway 160 and fund engineering for downtown parking and sidewalk work. The board also voted to adopt an amendment to the city's convenience-fee ordinance for alternative electronic payments. A separate resolution to buy a one-year subscription to a platform called See My Legacy was tabled for further information.
Why it matters: the engineering agreements create paid contracts that will move design work forward, potentially clearing way for future construction and sidewalk improvements. The convenience-fee ordinance shifts credit-card processing costs away from the city, affecting how residents pay utility and other municipal bills. Tabling the donation…
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