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Commission approves municipal-engineer contract after residents raise questions about developer ties
Summary
The Millville City Commission awarded a non-fair-and-open contract to municipal engineer John Noope after residents raised questions about his past ties to a local precast company and data-center development; the mayor said Noopereturns at a lower hourly rate than the prior engineer and the contract passed unanimously.
The Millville City Commission on Feb. 17 approved a non-fair-and-open contract to appoint John Noope as the city's municipal engineer after public comment questioned his recent private-sector ties.
At a public hearing before the vote, city residents raised concerns about whether Noope's prior employment with Northeast Precast and work connected to a nearby data center could create conflicts if he steered municipal resources. Angelica Hanstein, a Millville resident who earlier described a…
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