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Freeport Council approves multiple ordinances and awards $948,714 bid for downtown lot; engineering contract sparks debate
Summary
The council adopted zoning and utility ordinances, approved equipment purchases and awarded a $948,714 bid for downtown municipal-lot reconstruction; a $95,000 engineering contract and use of downtown TIF funds prompted questions about council briefing and priorities.
Freeport City Council adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions and awarded the contract to rebuild the municipal parking lot and alley behind the police station.
Council approved second readings of several ordinances, including a $40 credit incentive for residents who participate in lead/copper sampling as part of a lead service-line replacement grant application; a Good Neighbor Policy adding penalties for vacation-rental violations; zoning changes to allow contractors’ offices in B1 and B2 business districts; and permitting residential units above the ground floor in the Central Business District. Those ordinances passed by…
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