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Fort Pierce commission approves $50,000 for Lincoln Park Main Street with tighter reporting requirements
Summary
After heated public comment and questioning from commissioners, the City of Fort Pierce approved a $50,000 service agreement for Lincoln Park Main Street but required quarterly public presentations and stronger deliverables tied to payments.
The City of Fort Pierce Commission on April 7 approved a one-year service agreement with Lincoln Park Main Street for up to $50,000, but only after commissioners demanded more regular public reporting and stronger accountability measures.
The commission voted to approve the contract, with the condition that Lincoln Park Main Street and city staff provide quarterly in-person presentations to the commission rather than the biannual updates that were in the draft agreement.
The decision followed nearly an hour of public comment in which several speakers criticized Lincoln Park Main Street’s transparency and results. “They don’t have a webpage. They don’t have a phone number. They don’t have a physical address,” said Rick Reed, who gave his address as 2625 South U.S. 1 and…
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