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Pocomoke City delays Family Life Center contract to allow site review with school board
Summary
Council voted to table awarding a contract for the Pocomoke Family Life Center while staff schedule site walks with school officials and stakeholders; mayor said the preferred site will require school-board review and possibly new drawings, and council asked for a follow-up work session before moving forward.
At the Dec. 2 meeting the council considered awarding contracts related to the Pocomoke Family Life Center but agreed to delay action while staff and council review a potential alternate site.
Mayor said Dr. Wallace had been contacted and that she believed residents had wanted the center behind the middle school; the mayor clarified that the school board would have to approve any change and that options include leasing or buying land. Council members raised concerns about proceeding to award a contract without conducting a site walk and completing new designs if the site changes. One councilmember said, “before we jump into awarding a contract for a property that we're not sold on, we probably should table this item and bring it back around,” and the council voted to table the award with direction to do additional site visits and to hold another work session if design changes are required.
Council asked staff to coordinate dates for a site visit with Dr. Wallace, Todd Ferrante and any interested council members, and to return with recommendations at a future meeting. The mayor suggested returning the item to the agenda in March if necessary. No contract was awarded at the Dec. 2 meeting.
