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Mentor council advances $1.2 million Smith Group engineering contract for lagoons shoreline to second reading
Summary
After a two-hour presentation and debate about erosion, cost and permits, the Mentor City Council moved Ordinance 26-039—a $1.2 million first-phase engineering contract with Smith Group for the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve shoreline—to second reading; councilors stressed uncertainty about construction costs and the need to secure matching funds.
Council advanced a $1.2 million engineering contract with Smith Group for preliminary design work on a shoreline protection plan at the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve to second reading on May 5.
City Manager Ken Philippia told the Mentor City Council the agreement is the first of two contracts that together would cover about $3.5 million in engineering work, with the city’s $1.2 million first phase matched by a $1.75 million congressional appropriation secured through Rep. Dave Joyce’s office. "You're committing to a $1.2 million contract with Smith Group this evening with anticipation for a $2.3 million followup," Philippia said, explaining the phase will include data collection, due diligence, coastal and storm-water engineering and roughly 30% of final design.
The presentation, led by city engineering staff, described accelerated erosion along sections of the preserve and estimates that the city had…
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