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City debates transparency of its contracts now is to extend the agreement that he has, so that he can spend money on this,” she said, Glen Cove’s City Council referring to Dominic Gatti, tabled a proposed 13-year lease owner of Cove Sports and extension for Cove Sports Acad- stressing that “this is already emy during a tense Aug. 26 an operating business — and meeting at which attendees he’s operating with children raised questions about the inside — and it needs major, city’s transparency and consis- major repairs.” tency, and whether The council the youth-and-adult voted unanimously sports facility was to table the resolureceiving preferention. But the posttial treatment from ponement did little City Hall. to cool a debate that The resolution has been brewing added to the agenda over when the city on Aug. 22 would must solicit compethave authorized itive bids — known Mayor Pamela Panas requests for prozenbeck to sign a PAMELA posals, or RFPs — license agreement PANZENBECK for municipal propwith Cove Sports Mayor erties, and when it for the city-owned can negotiate Butler Building, on directly with tenCedar Swamp Road. The annu- ants. al license fee would be $120,000, Councilwoman Marsha Siland Cove Sports planned to verman voiced frustration that invest roughly $200,000 to she had not been told in repair the property in order to advance that the item would be continue operating baseball pulled, noting the packed City and other athletic programs Hall chamber. “People come year-round. out and they take time out of Moments into the meeting, their busy days,” she said. “I however, Panzenbeck moved to want to make sure that we’re table the item, saying that the h e a r i n g f r o m a l l o f y o u , city’s and Cove Sports attor- because I know you’re here for neys had not finalized a con- a reason, and not just to say, oh, tract. “All that he’s asking us CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Morgan Park’s Summer Music Festival draws to a close Katherine Torrivilla, above, the singer for the Miami Sound Revue, gave an energizing performance at the final concert of the Morgan Park Summer Music Festival on Sunday. At right, George Papadopoulou and his daughter, Eleni Papadopoulou, made some memories as the concert season concluded. Story, Page 3.
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