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Commissioners postpone $750,000 master space plan; schedule workshop to narrow scope and fees

5534482 · June 24, 2025
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Summary

After a lengthy debate about cost, usefulness and staff workload, the Charlotte County Board postponed approval of a roughly $750,000 master space plan contract and asked staff to convene a workshop to consider a phased approach, starting with a data-collection phase estimated at $186,000.

Charlotte County commissioners on June 24 postponed action on a proposed master space plan contract, directing staff to schedule a workshop to refine the project scope, consider phased contracting and examine whether in‑house work or smaller, department-level studies could reduce cost.

Commissioner Chris Constance framed the debate, saying he was “having a hard time” with what he described as the consultant “march” and with the approximately three-quarter‑of‑a‑million-dollar price tag for a countywide plan. Commissioners expressed concerns about staff workload during…

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