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County approves $3M Camp Jordan match; council to accept grant later; city manager interviews set amid divided council
Summary
Hamilton County approved $3 million to match East Ridge funds for a Camp Jordan turf project; staff will present formal acceptance Jan. 22. Separately, the council scheduled in-person interviews of two city-manager finalists next week after a recruitment that produced 29 applicants; some council members favored reopening the search while others urged proceeding with interviews.
Two administrative items dominated the latter portion of the Jan. 8 meeting: a county match for the Camp Jordan turf project and ongoing city manager recruitment.
Parks and administration staff said Hamilton County approved $3,000,000 as the county match to help convert athletic fields at Camp Jordan to turf. Staff reported the city has budgeted $3,000,000 as its contribution and that county ordinance action now…
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