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Residents press Lee County for transparency over $428,304.85 change order and alleged contractor mailings
Summary
Public commenters asked why bid documents were not in the county packet for a listed $428,304.85 change order, described missing public records requests, and raised allegations of fraudulent mailings by contractor Arrow (now Meridian); commissioners acknowledged the concerns and staff was asked to follow up.
During public comment, residents urged the Lee County Commission to provide more transparency about a large change order and to produce public records related to alleged contractor misconduct.
"Today, I come across this, $428,304.85 in the packet," one attendee said, pressing staff to explain why bid documents for the change order were not included in the public packet. The speaker asked commissioners whether the public packet contains the bids and said county staff appeared to have a different packet than the public…
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