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Residents criticize Concordia development as council advances related agreements
Summary
Public commenters accused developers and city leadership of prioritizing private profit over local infrastructure and safety, while council moved forward on inspection agreements and kept a residential TIF on first reading pending further review.
Dan Sobotka, speaking during the public-comment period, sharply criticized the planned Concordia subdivision and the city's handling of it, saying building standards were ignored, flooding issues were downplayed and that the proposal amounted to "a $10,000,000 handout to a developer" that should instead be the developer's responsibility. He also alleged the mayor favors developers and said previous public outrage over Concordia produced changes in council composition.
City staff presented Ordinance 20-26-1, a change order to the construction engineering and inspection services agreement with ACM Construction…
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