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Council approves emergency $42.7 million fire-station appropriation and $14.4 million change order
Independence City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary
Council declared an emergency and approved Ordinance 26-007 to appropriate $42,703,612.38 in bond proceeds for fire-station projects and authorized change order #1 ($14,365,742) with Turner Construction Company; council said the emergency reading prevented contractor pricing from expiring.
The City Council voted Jan. 20 to adopt Ordinance 26-007 as an emergency measure to appropriate bond proceeds and authorize construction funding for Fire Station 8 and a training facility.
Council approved an appropriation increase of $42,703,612.38 payable from bond proceeds to the…
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