Summary
Former Planning Director Shae Strait publicly alleged inflated change orders at Windmill Park and a directive to hide a gasoline contamination spill during the downtown sidewalk project, accusing city leadership of ethics failures.
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Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Strait says improper change orders nearly doubled the Windmill Park pavilion cost and pushed it above the bidding threshold.
⚠️Who could be affected
If true, taxpayers paid inflated project costs and contamination may have threatened public health.
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