CITY TO USE CONSULTANTS IN PLACE OF INTERIM ENGINEER

AS WE REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK, CHRIS PAYER HAS RESIGNED AS CITY ENGINEER FOR SIOUX CITY EFFECTIVE FRIDAY.

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JADE DUNDAS SAYS THE CITY WILL NOW LOOK TO HIRE OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS FOR PROJECTS WHILE A SEARCH BEGINS FOR PAYER'S REPLACEMENT:



AND AS TO THE COST EFFECTIVENESS TO TAXPAYERS IN HIRING CONSULTANTS OVER APPOINTING AN INTERIM HEAD ENGINEER, DUNDAS SAYS THE CITY HAS LIMITED CHOICES:



DUNDAS SAYS PAYER WAS A VALUED PART OF THE CITY'S TEAM AND WILL BE MISSED.