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Council authorizes negotiations on $20 million park project after debate on local presence
Summary
Council approved a motion allowing staff to begin negotiations with the selected park contractor and to return if a contract cannot be reached. Mayor Munson raised concerns that the recommended firm (Atlanta-based) lacks the kind of local field office he considers a true local presence and that the city should have probed prior relationships more closely.
After pulling consent item 1.2 for discussion, the City Council allowed staff to begin negotiations with the firm recommended for a major park project and approved a motion to return to council if a contract cannot be reached. Mayor Munson said he wanted his concerns on the record and characterized the park as "our biggest project ... gonna max out at $20,000,000." He said he was troubled that the selection process did not ask sufficient questions…
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