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La Plata council approves one-year renewal of Melwood landscaping contract

3868386 · June 19, 2025
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The La Plata Town Council voted unanimously June 17 to adopt Resolution 25-09, renewing a year-to-year landscaping and groundskeeping contract with Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc.; staff said the proposed 1.2% rate increase for FY25 is below the consumer price index and council agreed to put the FY27 contract out to competitive bid.

The La Plata Town Council voted unanimously June 17 to adopt Resolution 25-09, authorizing Town Manager Chuck Stevens to renew a one‑year landscaping and groundskeeping contract with Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc.

Town Manager Chuck Stevens told the council the renewal continues a long relationship dating to at least February 2009 and that the company proposed a 1.2% rate increase for fiscal 2025. "Their…

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