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Residents urge reopening of East City Park stage discussion as project budget and outreach draw criticism
Summary
A resident criticized the East City Park stage replacement, saying the project budget grew to $885,000 and public outreach was limited; Mayor Lewis responded that the project has been vetted across multiple meetings and the governing body decided to proceed.
John Slagboom, a Moscow resident, used the council’s public comment period to ask the City Council to “reopen genuine discussions” on the proposed replacement of the East City Park stage, saying the project’s budget had “ballooned to $885,000” and that public engagement had been limited.
Slagboom said the original stage was built largely by volunteers and repaired after an arson fire, and he disputed the consultant Design West’s characterization of community support.…
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