The Aberdeen City Council approved a request from Councilwoman Tiffany Langer to exceed the $5,000 limit businesses owned by council members can receive for contracted work.
Langer operates the “Swag Shoppe” on Main Street and has been supplying shirts and other items to the Storybook Land gift shop.
The approval is for an additional $5,000 job. The exemption would be for this year only.
Councilman Rob Ronayne voted against the motion due to the precedent it sets…
Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman disagreed and recommended the motion’s passage…