YOUNGSTOWN City council will consider legislation Wednesday to retain its planning consultant for another year at a rate of up to $75,000.
Based on discussion at Monday’s council finance committee meeting, the contract is expected to be approved Wednesday.
The professional services contract is with Hunter Morrison, who has served as the city’s planning consultant since August 2019.
The contract calls for Morrison to be paid $75 per hour, up to $75,000 for the year, retroactive to Jan. 1.
While the city is already two months into this contract, it is acting quicker than it did last year when the administration didn’t ask council to approve Morrison’s 2020 contract until its May 22 meeting.
YOUNGSTOWN The city plans to reopen its parks, pavilions, pool, golf course and summer camp program with COVID-19 pandemic safety guidelines in place.
All of the city’s recreational facilities, except walking trails, were closed in mid-March last year because of the pandemic with the North Side Pool, splash pads and the Henry Stambaugh Golf Course not opening at all.
But the parks and their pavilions will reopen in April or May along with the golf course and athletic fields, Kevin Tarpley, a parks and recreation department employee, told city council’s parks and playgrounds committee Friday. He read a statement about the plans from Dawn Turnage, the parks and recreation director, who was unable to attend the virtual meeting.