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Commission corrects contract for Midwest Continental Divide planning; public commenters press for spending transparency
Summary
The commission approved a corrected contract for Midwest Continental Divide planning after staff discovered a duplicated $37,500 line item (totaling $75,000). Public commenters raised questions about consultant fees, lobbying expenses and the lack of a released draft from prior spending.
The St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission approved a corrected contract with Community Redevelopment Partners to address an administrative error in a previously approved amendment and heard pointed public comments calling for greater transparency in how consultant and planning funds were spent.
Staff said the contract approved at the prior meeting inadvertently included two $37,500 provisions (a total of $75,000) even though commissioners had approved a single $37,500 increase. One $37,500 in the corrected document covers legislative services related to recently enacted Senate…
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