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Franklin City committee recommends prioritizing new carpeting, delays furniture purchases
Summary
At its June 25 meeting the Franklin City Billing and Grounds Committee recommended moving carpeting ahead of furniture in its capital improvement request and asked staff to revise the request for the full board amid city budget concerns.
The Franklin City Billing and Grounds Committee on June 25 recommended reprioritizing its capital improvement request to put new carpeting ahead of replacement meeting-room chairs and other furniture, and to present the revised request to the full board for approval.
Committee members said city budget pressures make delaying furniture purchases appropriate. The committee chair, Annie Vitas-Oklubja, relayed that a city finance committee member had reported “net new construction was only 1.4%” and that the city was handling a new police contract and higher insurance costs. She said, “Maria's opinion was we probably should not do the furniture next year.”
Why it matters: the committee’s recommendation changes the library’s list of capital…
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