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Sebring council orders RFP after heated debate over Harder Hall lease
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Sebring — The City Council voted to direct staff to prepare a public request for proposals (RFP) for the municipal golf course after an extended public hearing and lengthy presentations from the Harder Hall ownership group on Tuesday.
Sebring — The City Council voted to direct staff to prepare a public request for proposals (RFP) for the municipal golf course after an extended public hearing and lengthy presentations from the Harder Hall ownership group on Tuesday.
The Blackman family representative, who said his group has spent “millions” restoring the century-old Harder Hall hotel and argued the city should accept their lease proposal, told the council it has made multiple concessions and pushed the lease commencement back to 2027. “We felt we were hung out to dry,” he said, describing months of negotiations and urging the council to approve the contract rather than reopen the process to other bidders.
Council members said they…
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