(AP) – The Fort Smith City administrator is recommending the
city terminate its contract with two partners of a softball sports complex.
City administrator Carl Geffken made his recommendation to the Board of
Directors on Tuesday. He says Sebastian County election commissioner Lee Webb
and Republican state Sen. Jake Files have consistently failed to meet deadlines
in the development of the River Valley Sports Complex since its approval in
2014.
Geffken also wants the board to request the return of a $26,000 grant the city
gave Webb and Files for work on the complex.
Geffken says the city has paid out $1.08 million for the project. The city
pledged to pay a total of 1.6 million.
Files said in a statement Tuesday that while he and Webb wish to continue
developing the project, they’ll honor the directors’ decision.
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