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Beaumont council approves contract with Gap Strategies to begin bond facilitation over objections about timing
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to contract with Gap Strategies to facilitate a potential bond election after debate about timing and whether to delay the decision until absent council members return. The vote was recorded 4–1, with Councilman Getz opposed.
Beaumont City Council approved a resolution Tuesday authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with Gap Strategies to facilitate a potential general-obligation bond process and public engagement that could lead to a November ballot.
The firm, represented at council by Jeff Barton, outlined a schedule that would start with an advisory committee appointment in March, run community surveys and public meetings through the spring and summer, and return recommendations to council by July. Barton told the council his team would run 4–7 task-force meetings, host open houses and community surveys, and provide cost estimates and tax-impact analysis for potential…
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