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Columbia Falls council approves $100,000 contract with Cushing Terrell for land‑use planning
Summary
The Columbia Falls City Council approved a $100,000 contract with Cushing Terrell to serve as the city’s land‑use planning consultant, after staff described budget cuts that removed some outreach and mapping tasks and residents voiced concern about reduced in‑person engagement.
The Columbia Falls City Council voted unanimously to enter a $100,000 contract with Cushing Terrell for land‑use planning services, approving the motion during the council meeting.
City Manager said the contract follows a competitive selection process in which a committee reviewed six proposals and unanimously ranked Cushing Terrell first. The manager told councilors that the consultant’s original proposal would have cost about $184,000, but staff negotiated a reduced scope to fit available funding.
The reductions, the manager said, were driven by the limits of a pro‑housing grant that provides about $392,000 to the city, of which $100,000 was proposed for the land‑use planning consultant. To…
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