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Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson, left, argues against City Councilwoman Sarah Beeson, right photo, over the newest contract for consulting firm Seer World at a July 9 meeting of the Administration and Finance and Recreation and Parks
Committee. The city is seeking to task the consulting firm with developing a parking business model for Roswell. Beeson cast the lone dissent on the measure.
Roswell explores parking business Plan would tap consultant to develop revenue model By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Over the next few months, consulting firm Seer World will be developing a parking business model for the City of Roswell in its attempt to mine for revenue sources outside of property taxes.
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Final approval of the initiative will be up for a formal vote at the next City Council meeting. Seer World’s newest task involves jumpstarting the city on its recent decision to establish a Public Facilities Authority — a bond issuing agency intended to help finance major public projects. The plan was introduced at the July 9 Roswell Administration and Finance and Recreation and Parks Committee meeting. The city is also asking Seer World to provide guidance on a potential Roswell Parking Authority. Not everyone was enthusiastic. “I think one of the biggest gripes this council
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collectively has had — we have a lot of boards, a lot of boards, so many boards,” City Councilwoman Sarah Beeson said. She said she saw no need for Seer World to advise on the Public Facilities Authority, which she suggested could be done by in-house staff. Nor, she said, is there a need for a Parking Authority which would expand local government and unnecessarily cost the city. Contract work related to the City of Roswell Public Facilities Authority and a potential Parking Authority
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