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Council moves to bid three‑year mangrove trimming contract; staff proposes using disaster reimbursement funds
Summary
Council directed staff to proceed with a public bid for a three‑year mangrove trimming contract, with pricing requested year‑by‑year; staff recommended using hurricane reimbursement and disaster relief funds to cover initial years while integrating a recurring budget line for maintenance.
The Port Richey City Council on Tuesday authorized staff to proceed with a public bid for a three‑year mangrove trimming contract and discussed how to fund the work without disrupting the adopted budget.
Staff told the council they received three informal quotes as a planning estimate (quoted totals were approximately $130,000, $135,000 and $255,000) and recommended bidding a contract broken into annual prices so the city could budget the first year immediately and plan for follow‑on…
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