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Carbondale awards $3.37M downtown concert-venue contract to Fager McGee amid diversity concerns
Summary
After debate over workforce diversity and funding sources, the council approved awarding the Washington Street concert-venue contract to Fager McGee Commercial Construction (low bidder $3,372,000) and approved a budget adjustment (option 1) splitting overage between TIF and local improvement funds.
The Carbondale City Council approved a $3,372,000 contract to Fager McGee Commercial Construction (Murfreesboro) to build a Washington Street concert venue, and approved a budget-adjustment ordinance using a 67%/33% split of additional funds between TIF 1 & 2 and the local improvement fund (option 1).
Staff presented the project background, grant history and the DCEO rebuild-downtowns grant award that supports the site. The project…
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