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Freeport City Council approves public safety purchases, traffic studies, and event road closures

FreeportMar 2, 20263 min read

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At the March 2, 2026 City Council meeting in Freeport Council Chamber, the Council (Mayor Jerry Cain; Councilmen Pena, Davis, and Rossow; Councilman Matamoros absent) approved the consent agenda including meeting minutes and Move & Groove road closures, authorized a contingent-fee collection contract, approved grant-funded dispatch radio console equipment and an additional patrol vehicle using budget savings and an insurance settlement, and authorized traffic studies at two Walnut Street intersections with a $14,000 budget amendment.

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Approved Consent Agenda (including meeting minutes and road closures for Move & Groove Downtown on March 21, 2026).
Approved contingent-fee contract with Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP for collection of delinquent government receivables.
Approved purchase of dispatch radio console equipment (100% grant-funded).
Approved purchase of an additional Police Department patrol vehicle using remaining budgeted funds and a TML settlement.
Authorized Kimley-Horn to conduct multi-way stop control analyses at Walnut & 7th and Walnut & 8th Streets and approved a combined $14,000 budget amendment for the studies.

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