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Spokane council withholds $221,515.92 payment as members press for discussion on Track shelter lease buyout
Summary
Council members voted to remove a $221,515.92 payment to Lawrence B. Stone Properties from the consent agenda and deferred further action while seeking more briefing on the planned lease buyout of the Track shelter property.
Council member Cathcart moved Monday to strike check number 801-36086 — a $221,515.92 payment to Lawrence B. Stone Properties — from the consent agenda, saying the council had not been briefed on the expense and should deliberate before the city spends the money. “The motion that I intend to make is to strike check 801-36086, which is a payment to Lawrence B. Stone Properties in the amount of $221,515.92,” Council member Cathcart said.
The measure to suspend the rules so the change could be made passed on a voice vote, and the subsequent motion to withhold the check was approved by the council. Council staff said the…
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