County commissioners awarded a countywide lawn maintenance contract last week to an out-of-county company after determining its bid was about 50 percent less than the lowest local bid, or about 40 percent above the 10 percent margin the county’s local preference policy gives to local firms. The decision drew criticism online after residents learned the county bypassed local vendors, including current contractor Kelly Clean, but commissioners def…
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