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River Ridge terminates Laz's Lawn Service, engages GulfScapes at higher cost
Summary
The board terminated Laz's Lawn Service for performance issues and approved engaging GulfScapes for $58,500, about $13,000 over budget, using withheld payments and unassigned funds to offset costs.
The River Ridge CDD voted to terminate its landscape service agreement with Laz's Lawn Service Inc. and hire GulfScapes Landscape Maintenance Services at a proposed cost of $58,500 after reporting what the board described as poor performance from Laz's. Mrs. Adams presented the option as an addition to the agenda and noted GulfScapes’ proposal exceeded the budgeted amount by roughly $13,000; GreenScapes was not an option because it refused to execute the CDD contract.
Board members discussed using unassigned funds and payments withheld from Laz's to offset the increased cost and authorized Management to terminate the Laz's contract effective immediately and engage GulfScapes (motion by Kurt Blumenthal, second by Bob Schultz; unanimous).
The board directed staff to finalize the GulfScapes agreement and proceed with transition; the timeline for the vendor change was not specified in the minutes.
