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Council debate over road repairs: motion to rescind prior street-funding authorization fails to secure a second
Summary
Councilor Tom Boyd moved to rescind a prior ordinance after citing poor-quality work on several streets (including Tollan Street, which he said cost $90,000), but councilors and staff said a rescind would not address procurement/timing issues; Boyd's motion received no second and was not adopted.
Councilor Tom Boyd asked the London City Council to rescind an earlier ordinance adopted Feb. 19 that authorized street-repair funding, saying recent projects have shown substandard results and that the council should re-examine how the money is spent. "Tollan Street was one that went through. We spent $90,000 on that job," Boyd said, pointing to recurring cracks and worn markings as reasons to reassess the work and consider whether different repair methods or contractors are needed.
Other councilors and staff pushed…
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