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Fayetteville council approves $1.9 million addition to tennis center budget after debate
Summary
After a two-week delay request and public debate, Fayetteville City Council voted 6-3 to appropriate $1.9 million to complete work on the city's tennis center project and authorize a change order with M and E Contracting Inc.
Fayetteville City Council voted 6-3 on Feb. 10 to adopt a capital project ordinance amendment appropriating $1,900,000 for the tennis center project and to allow staff to execute a change order with M and E Contracting Inc.
The appropriation increases the project’s budget from approximately $6 million to nearly $8 million, according to remarks during the discussion. Councilmember Green moved to table the matter two weeks to give members more time to review detailed change-order information; that motion failed and the council later approved the appropriation.
The debate centered on transparency and fiscal oversight. Councilmember Green said she had not received the change-order…
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