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Developer and city dispute excavation shutdown; Sioux City Tarp expansion awaiting permit resolution
Summary
A developer said city staff ordered a stop to excavation work on the Sioux City Tarp project after conflicting instructions from city employees; the developer said Daryl (city staff) gave permission to proceed, while city staff and the city engineer called police and halted work; the mayor said he will follow up personally.
A contractor and property owner told the council the Sioux City Tarp expansion site was shut down after conflicting directions from city staff, and asked the council to improve interdepartmental communication so construction can proceed.
Developer Paul Koskovich told the council his team had permission from a city staffer named Daryl on Friday to proceed with site work but that a city engineer later ordered workers to stop. “Daryl gave us permission on Friday to proceed,” Koskovich said. He said Gordon Fair, the city engineer, showed up and told workers to stop and that the…
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