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Redondo Beach council approves consultant task order for proposed shooting‑range upgrade amid community objections
Summary
The council approved an on‑call contract (not‑to‑exceed $100,000) to advance design refinements for a proposed shooting range after residents criticized spending while the city faces midyear budget pressures; staff said the specific task order is estimated at $30–35K and intended to improve federal grant eligibility.
The Redondo Beach City Council voted March 31 to approve a not‑to‑exceed on‑call contract to advance drawings and technical work for a proposed shooting‑range renovation, despite public criticism that the project is an unaffordable $19 million build and that taxpayer money should be prioritized for immediate community needs.
Resident Wayne Craig told the council the city is "searching for coins in the seat cushion" while spending on an unfunded gun‑range project and said the remaining $1.1 million in a range account should be returned to the general…
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