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Freeport council approves Marquee Way East design contract and a package of routine items
Summary
The City of Freeport council approved several routine agenda items, including meeting dates, a special-event permit, mosquito-control equipment, and a $195,000 contract scope to design and permit the Marquee Way East roadway extension; the council also moved to designate the community center as the single polling place, noting an existing ordinance names city hall.
The City of Freeport City Council approved a set of routine agenda items on Oct. 14, including a $195,000 design-and-permitting scope for the Marquee Way East roadway extension.
A city presenter described the Marquee Way East project — extending from CR‑331 east and north to Highway 20 — and corrected an earlier estimate, saying the full design-and-permitting cost is $195,000 rather than $95,000. The presenter said a legislative appropriation for construction exists and staff expect those funds to be available; the council moved and seconded to approve the scope so that design can proceed immediately, enabling the city to move to construction once permitting is complete.
On the consent and routine side, council approved next year’s meeting dates and pre-approved a closing form required for sewer-upgrade financing (the closing was later delayed pending a USDA letter; see separate article). The council also approved an electric scooter purchase for mosquito-control operations (the presenter noted the city maintains more than 3,000 storm drains and seeks a one-person treatment option) and granted a special-event permit for the annual "Guns and Hoses" fundraiser.
Councilmembers also made a motion to designate the community center as the city’s single polling place for the coming election; members noted that an existing city ordinance currently directs that elections take place at city hall and that changing the designated polling location requires formal council action.
Votes at a glance: - Approve meeting dates for 2026: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Designate community center as single polling place: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (formal amendment to city polling-place designation will be required under the city ordinance). - Approve sewer closing form (pre-authorization for signatures): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Approve purchase of electric scooter for mosquito-control operations: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Approve special-event permit ("Guns and Hoses"): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Approve design-and-permitting scope for Marquee Way East ($195,000): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
The council did not provide detailed roll-call tallies in the meeting transcript; motions were moved, seconded and recorded as carried during the session.
