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Council committee raises cap on routine drainage projects to $2 million
Summary
A TEU committee approved an amendment raising the dollar threshold that requires City Council approval for drainage projects from $1 million to $2 million, with supporters saying the change will speed work in older neighborhoods.
A TEU committee on an unspecified date approved an amendment to the drainage-projects bill that raises the threshold requiring full City Council approval from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
The committee voted on the amendment by voice and then approved the bill as amended 5-0. Councilman Jimmy Paluso, the bill uthor, offered the adjustment and framed it as a way to accelerate aging-neighborhood repairs. "I'm trying to fast track the process for us to get these drainage projects going, especially...in our neighborhoods," Paluso said, noting he would…
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