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Council to consider amendment to downtown park sale after cost increases; city will retain two lots and phase work
Summary
City staff said a third amendment to the downtown purchase-and-sale agreement will sell only Lot One to the developer to avoid exceeding competitive-bidding thresholds; Lot Two and Lot Three will remain city property so the project can be competitively bid and phased. Updated cost estimates push the project toward roughly $2.5–$3 million.
Scott Morris and city staff updated commissioners on the downtown park project and explained why the third amendment to the purchase-and-sale agreement is necessary.
Morris said the original plan relied on proceeds from the development to cover park construction, but design evolution and rising costs mean the full park would push the contract beyond public-competition limits. “We can't just give Hammer Williams another $1.7 million because we believe that we would run a foul of the public competitive bidding act,” Morris…
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