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Council hears debate over Old Town marketing after in‑house advertising rollout
Summary
After denying an outside Old Town marketing contract, the council heard calls to allow the finalist agency to respond publicly and debated a staff decision to stand up an in‑house marketing team; city manager said a nine‑person cross‑departmental team launched a soft campaign and will report metrics regularly.
Councilmembers returned to a months‑long Old Town marketing controversy on Jan. 13, 2026, when Councilwoman Solange Whitehead asked the manager and treasurer to agendize the Old Town advertising, marketing and public‑relations contract (Contract No. 2025192COS) so the finalist agency could answer questions before council took a final vote.
Whitehead said the request was intended to "allow further discussion before we vote to deny, approve, or modify" and to…
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