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Council approves city-led scope for street overlays after debate over engineering costs
Summary
After debating whether to pay for engineering or use city-prepared scopes, the council voted to proceed with a city scope for a 2-inch street overlay program and authorize a bid process; the measure passed on a recorded vote (5–1).
The Jefferson City Council voted to authorize city staff to prepare the scope of work and proceed to bid on a 2-inch overlay program for streets identified in staff reports, after members debated whether to hire engineers for site-specific studies.
The city attorney’s office advised the council that the question is a balance between risk and cost: spending on engineering reduces the risk of future failures but reduces the amount of pavement the city could repair with…
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