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Residents press council over long-running towing contract; council debates procurement responsibility
Summary
Public commenters and at least one council member criticized the council's handling of a towing contract dating to Feb. 2024, saying residents pay high fees and litigation has cost the city; council members said the purchasing department ran the RFQ and requested specifics to change requirements.
Several residents and at least one council member used open comment on Oct. 21 to press the council over a persistent towing contract dispute that has stretched more than a year. Renee Stallions, who said she is from Allen Park but has repeatedly worked on the issue, told the council she had spent time and money trying to resolve the problem and accused the council of inaction. "I've lost time. I've gained nothing," Stallions said, adding that the city has incurred "tens of thousands of dollars" in legal costs related to…
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