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Ashland staff disclose roughly $171,000 in outside legal fees tied to conference-center work

Board of City Commissioners of the City of Ashland, Kentucky · December 12, 2025
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Summary

City staff told commissioners they had received a detailed outside legal bill of about $171,004.43 related to the conference center; finance staff said utility funds could not be used to pay the charge and that a budget adjustment will be required.

During consent-agenda discussion on Dec. 11, city staff and commissioners addressed a recently received outside legal invoice related to the conference-center project.

Staff reported that a second outside legal bill totaled $171,004.43. Staff provided a calendar-year breakdown of legal fees and explained the invoice covered research and negotiations…

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