Council rejects downtown revitalization bid, instructs rebid with longer completion timeframe

Aug 31, 2026

The Exira City Council rejected a downtown revitalization bid and directed Franks Design Group to rebid the project with a longer timeframe to complete the scope of work. The motion, moved by Council member Clark Borkowski and seconded by Nathan Wahlert, was recorded as unanimously carried.

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The Exira City Council voted to reject the current downtown revitalization bid and asked Franks Design Group to rebid the project with a longer timeframe for completion at its Aug. 31 special session. Council member Clark Borkowski moved the action and Council member Nathan Wahlert seconded; the transcript records the motion as "unanimously carried" (the record does not provide individual roll-call votes for this motion).

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