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Commission tables East First Street improvements after extended county partnership discussion
Summary
After an extended discussion about cost sharing and county participation, the commission voted to table a project to design improvements for East First Street (Spencer to Oliver) and scheduled a work session to negotiate partnership terms with Harvey County.
The Newton City Commission on April 8 tabled consideration of design work and cost‑sharing for improvements to East First Street between Spencer and Oliver after lengthy discussion about county participation and how the city should recover costs.
City staff outlined a recent request‑for‑proposals process for engineering and design; the county told staff it would commit $100,000 toward the design piece but had not agreed to construction cost sharing. The city described two cost options: a full…
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