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Assembly rejects mayor’s 'split‑and‑sell' plan for Telephone Hill, votes to delay demolition until RFQ responses
Summary
After debate, the assembly voted down Mayor Weldon’s proposal to divide Telephone Hill into three lots for sale and instead approved a motion not to award the demolition contract until developer RFQ responses are received, directing the manager to prioritize outreach to potential respondents.
City staff updated the Committee of the Whole on April 13 that demolition bids for Telephone Hill had been solicited and that a request for qualifications (RFQ) for developers would follow. The manager said demolition cost estimates were roughly $2.3 million and that, although assembly members have sued to stop demolition and a jury trial is set for August, no court order currently bars moving forward.
Mayor Weldon proposed an alternative: split the hill into three parcels, retain one parcel for Coast Guard or…
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