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Newport council approves $249,880 replacement for community center climate unit and OKs other equipment purchases
Summary
The Newport City Council approved a $249,880 bid to replace a failing Dectron unit at the community center and authorized firefighting equipment and animal-control cage purchases, saying budget funds are available and that installation will cause temporary disruption.
A city staff member told the Newport City Council that a rebid to replace the community center's failing Dectron climate unit totals $249,880 and that installers will need to remove glass doors and some walls to bring the new unit into the pool area on the building's second level, near the police department. “It is costing us, you know, about every 3 weeks, $5,000 to keep it running,” the staff member said, and added officials were concerned about losing Freon and possible environmental scrutiny.
Council members discussed…
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