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City Council hired two economic development consulting firms Thursday for no more than $168,000 a year and agreed to three-year contracts with review in a year.
Keller Company and Partners of Washington, D.C. and Delta Development Group of Mechanicsburg will work for no more than $7,000 a month.
Thomas Keller, owner, said his goal will be to “capture everything he can for the city.”
Teresa Sparacino, Delta vice president of community and economic developmemt, noted the firm has expertise in planning as well as individuals keeping an eye on $160 billion possible for communities in recovery.
The work will begin with a brainstorming session with the city’s economic development team and a review and analysis of every project on the city list, Keller said.
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Representatives of two economic development consultants are expected to be available tonight for City Council, as each firm seeks a contract not to exceed $84,000 a year.
Staff members for Thomas Keller and Associates and Delta Development Group are expected to be available for council to question on Zoom at the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m.
Mayor Derek Slaughter told members of the council finance committee they would be asked to be at the meeting since they are asking for contracts to help the city to obtain state and federal grant money for numerous projects, some ongoing and others that are in the planning stage.
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The large pile of snow in Brandon Park, where the city has been dumping snow. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Various municipal leaders are tackling snowstorms and the subsequent removal of snow differently.
Some of these individuals are new on the job and others have years of experience under their belts.
“We can’t do anything about the weather,” Mayor Derek Slaughter said when asked about the city snow plan. “I think the public works crews are doing a fantastic job with all of the snow.”
He declined to discuss a specific city plan, referring those questions to public works.