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Council committee tables $31,000 Ocean Beach Park market study after public concern
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After a public comment urging delay, the Economic Development Committee voted to table a $31,000 contract with Pinnacle Advisory Group for a hospitality-market study of Ocean Beach Park and directed staff to pursue an RFP and provide zoning confirmation before returning.
The New London Economic Development Committee voted to table a $31,000 contract with Pinnacle Advisory Group for a market study focused on a hotel and events component at Ocean Beach Park after public objections over scope and due diligence.
John Kirkland, a resident who addressed the committee during public comment, asked the committee to halt approval "before we approve a contract that sets a direction for the park's future," saying the Pinnacle scope "explicitly excludes any opinion or analysis regarding…
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