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Fort Smith board authorizes sewer easements for consent-decree projects and accepts change order saving about $1 million
Summary
City directors approved several sewer utility and temporary construction easements tied to consent-decree work, authorized staff to pursue eminent domain if negotiations fail, and accepted a contractor change order and final payment for a consent-decree project that staff said reduced the contract by just over $1,000,000 and cut the schedule by 56 days; votes were unanimous.
The Fort Smith City Board of Directors approved multiple easements and construction-related actions tied to ongoing consent-decree sewer work, and accepted a contract change order that staff said reduced project cost by roughly $1 million.
Under Item 2, council members approved acquisition of permanent sewer easements for three properties (total cost presented as approximately $5,640) as part of consent-decree work. Todd Michie, the city's new Director of Engineering, said the easements are required for sanitary sewer improvements and that staff would answer questions. Director Neil…
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