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Erlanger council questions Alice Street beautification costs and task‑force oversight
Summary
Council members raised concerns about an apparent $5,000 variance on Alice Street beautification work, discussed re‑coding $5,500 of sidewalk work to street maintenance, and asked for clearer task‑force minutes and advance notice when projects deviate from prior plans.
Council members at an Erlanger City caucus meeting pressed staff on cost overruns and transparency related to Alice Street beautification work, saying the payments they saw in the city check register did not match earlier descriptions of the project.
The issue was brought forward by a council member who said the beautification task force originally recommended a fence and that the itemized check register suggested an "excess of $5,000" compared with prior expectations. "I saw that we were spending $1,700 on trees, which prompted me to send a follow-up email," the council member said, noting a later, more…
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