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Council tables landscaping RFP award after scoring discrepancy, residents press for native-plant policy
Summary
Council tabled an award for RFP 26-01-PW (landscaping and irrigation) to Dec. 15 after a discrepancy in selection scoring was discovered. Public speakers urged native-only plant lists and raised concerns about invasive species and non-biodegradable ground covers.
The Town Council voted on Dec. 1 to table resolution 25-331, which would award RFP 26-01-PW for town landscaping and irrigation repairs, to the Dec. 15 meeting after councilors and staff discovered inconsistencies in the scoring sheets that determine the recommended vendor.
Staff had recommended Tidewater Landscape as the most responsive bidder; public commenters earlier in the meeting (Barbara Puffer…
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