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Commission approves $65,466 sole‑source lighting installation at downtown temple; funding, public access draw questions
Summary
Commission approved a sole‑source contract with Precision Electric to install parking‑lot lighting at a downtown temple, using funds set aside for downtown off‑site parking; residents questioned using public funds on a privately owned lot and asked about political signage in temple windows.
The City Commission on July 28 authorized a sole‑source contract with Precision Electric for up to $65,466 to install lighting at the temple parking lot in downtown Salina. Jim Kowach, deputy director of public works, told the commission the work would be paid from a downtown parking account established as part of earlier downtown projects; $463,800 had been set aside in that account for off‑site parking improvements. Kowach said the contractor had performed previous downtown lighting work and staff sought a turnkey installer…
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