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Board divided over $125,000 economic development site study and hiring consultants
Summary
Supervisors debated whether to pay for a $125,000 economic development site study and whether to retain outside consultants (Timmons); some members opposed spending and cited past negative experience, while staff emphasized procurement rules and the value of expert site identification.
A proposed $125,000 economic development site study prompted a contested exchange on April 16 as supervisors weighed whether to hire outside consulting help to identify developable industrial and commercial parcels.
One supervisor said the county already employs an economic development organization and expressed strong reservations about paying an outside firm, declaring, "I still have my doubts about that. I think that's a waste of money. I can't vote for that." The…
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