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Community erupts over contested South Olive tennis RFP; city outlines protest process under 'cone of silence'
Summary
Tens of residents urged the commission to reverse or re‑examine an RFP that awarded management of South Olive Tennis Center to a national organization. Skip Jackson and many supporters said procurement scoring contained irregularities; city attorney said a formal protest has been filed and the procurement 'cone of silence' limits commission comment while the protest is processed.
Dozens of residents filled the commission chamber Monday to protest an apparent award of the South Olive Tennis Center management contract to a national organization and to ask the city to reconsider.
City attorney Kimberly Rothenberg reminded the audience that a cone of silence is in effect and that a formal protest has been filed. "This… is on the Tennis Center solicitation. We are currently under a cone of silence and the contract has not yet been executed," she said, describing the protest review steps in the city code.
Representatives of Skip Jackson Tennis Inc. — including…
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