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City manager flags landfill-permit renewal and outlines Opera House consulting proposal
Summary
The city manager told council the brush landfill permit renewal is due in October and that a historic-preservation consultant proposed condition assessment and grant-advice services for the Opera House with initial fees estimated in the low five figures; council asked for more information and for staff to attend the next meeting.
The city manager reported the brush landfill permit for Hamlet City must be renewed by October 2024 and that preliminary work showed the 2014 survey is inaccurate, so the city will likely request an extension and perform a new topo survey.
He also summarized a proposal from preservation consultant David Goll offering two service options: limited grant-advice work (approximately $5,000) and a fuller condition assessment that would include consultant and structural-engineering fees. The manager cited an estimated combined preliminary cost in the mid‑five figures for the consultant, engineer and specialized equipment.
Councilors asked why they were not notified about the consultant meeting and requested more complete cost estimates and staff presence at the next meeting; the manager said the meeting was preliminary and more information will be provided at the August council meeting.
