4/22/14 - The mini-circle drama took a new turn at Monday nightâs Howell City Council meeting and 16 will soon be a thing of the past. Following discussion, Council voted to start the bidding process for the removal of the mini-circles. Councilman Scott Niblock debated funding for the project and the system of removal before voting against the motion to proceed saying, âthere are a lot of other things we can spend our hard earned dollars on rather replacing something that is already in place.â Voting 4-2, Council approved a proposal to spend up to $35,000 dollars to remove all 16 miniâcircles within the next 150 days and start the bidding process. Councilman Jeffrey Hansen joined Niblock and voted against the measure while Councilman Steven Manor was absent. Should the proposals come in over budget, City Manager Shea Charles told WHMI then the results will be presented to Council for direction. Using city staff would be the most economical way to complete the project. However, Charles stated that would require taking employees away from other duties at a very busy time for the City of Howell. (JM)
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