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Resident questions $350,410 change order for Riverfront Quiet Zone; staff says railroad will pay half
Summary
A public commenter at the May 6 Committee of the Whole questioned a $350,410.60 change order to CPKC for the Riverfront Quiet Zone project; public-works staff said the railroad must pay half and that some equipment thought reusable could not be reused.
A Davenport resident pressed the council on May 6 over a $350,410.60 change order to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) tied to the Riverfront Quiet Zone project, asking why such a substantial cost appeared after initial approvals and warning the city could face higher costs or legal exposure if problems persist.
"How much more is it gonna cost the city? Why change order now? Why wasn't this taken care of prior to approval of the quiet zones?" the resident asked during the public-works section of the Committee of the Whole meeting, noting the…
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