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Commissioners review furniture and equipment bids as public questions spending priorities
Summary
Carroll County commissioners reviewed multiple bids for resident furniture and county equipment, approved limited bid waivers for specialized items, and fielded public comment pressing the county to reconsider high-priced furniture, irrigation and equipment purchases.
Carroll County commissioners spent a sizable portion of their April 6 meeting reviewing bids for resident living-room and dining-room furniture and multiple pieces of capital equipment, and they faced public commenters urging restraint on several planned purchases.
During public comment, Kane of Wolfboro criticized what he called high-dollar furniture purchases for a county residential facility, citing figures from meeting materials: about $48,432 for living-room furniture and $24,432 for dining-room tables. "If…
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