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Parkersburg City Council President Zach Stanley, left, speaks during Tuesday’s council meeting at the Municipal Building as Councilmen Chris Rexroad and Austin Richards listen. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
PARKERSBURG — The first reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of the Memorial Bridge to a private entity was approved on first reading by Parkersburg City Council on Tuesday.
Council voted 8-0, with Councilwoman Jessica Cottrille absent, to approve the contract with United Bridge Partners of Colorado, which proposes giving the city $4 million for the span and commencing an approximately $50 million rehabilitation project to keep the bridge operational for at least another five decades.