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League of Women Voters and commissioners press staff for clearer scope and public‑hearing schedule on zoning rewrite funding
Summary
The League of Women Voters urged commissioners to fund mapping work separately and to schedule the three public hearings required by the moratorium; staff and the administrator said additional meetings and mapping were part of the original contract but were negotiated out for funding reasons and that a draft addendum (not to exceed $68,003.68) would restore necessary meetings and maps.
Gayla Keasy, co‑president of the League of Women Voters of the CSRA, asked why the administration sought an additional $68,003.68 for public engagement and recommended funding mapping work separately. Keasee noted the agenda addendum would carry forward an existing encumbrance of about $127,000 from the 2025 budget and asked whether the new request duplicates work already funded.
Director Cameron and Administrator Allen said the original contract was negotiated down because funding was insufficient; Cameron said the original ask was about $458,623 with about $327,000 allocated, which led to removal of roughly $130,000 in services including some mapping and meetings. Cameron and Allen told commissioners the $68,003.68 figure is a 'not to exceed' addendum to restore meetings and deliverables and that the administration will present a clarified stakeholder list and a schedule of public hearings prior to full commission consideration. Commissioners pressed for clarity on stakeholder selection, meeting types, advertising and attendance records for earlier meetings; staff said they would circulate stakeholder lists and advertise via the project web page, press releases and social media.
Quote attribution: Gayla Keasy asked, "If $127,000 is still unspent, why is another $68,000 needed now?" The committee voted to forward the zoning addendum to the full commission without recommendation so commissioners could review stakeholder lists and meeting plans.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1070, topfinish SEG 1705
