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Sandy Journal representative defends distribution, questions RFP’s glossy requirement
Summary
Representatives of the Sandy Journal told the City Council they seek a modest contract increase and disputed public reports of a major drop in circulation, while criticizing the city’s recent RFP for requiring a glossy print they say the paper does not provide.
The Sandy City Council heard a presentation from a representative of the Sandy Journal on June 3 defending the paper’s distribution practices and responding to questions about a recent city request for proposals that the publisher said specified glossy printing.
The discussion matters because the city contracts with a private publisher to deliver the city newsletter alongside that paper, and council members raised questions about cost, circulation and how the city should spend public money for mailed notices.
Bridal Scott, representing the Sandy Journal, told the council the paper has worked with the city for decades and described a recent request from the publisher for a $150-a-month increase to a $3,000-per-month contract. Scott said the Journal has tested…
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