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Council OKs $48 million project, despite minority participation concerns

March 11, 2021March 18, 2021 Free PressBreaking News

The city is about to spend $48 million to improve its water treatment plant, but Tuesday, it ignored the Black community’s pleas to help black contractors get a piece of the pie. In a 3-2, vote the council gave the…

$48 million project, Augusta Turner, Juanita Woods, Kema Dawson

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