Lake City selects Gorden’s Tree Service for removal work; councilmember Gorden abstains

Lake City council members opened sealed bids for tree removal services and publicly read each proposal on July 6. Bids ranged from $14,800 to $146,200. After review, the council moved to select Gorden’s Tree Service LLC as the contractor for the city’s tree removal project at a bid price of $20,400.

The motion to approve the selection was made by Councilmember Bruns and seconded by Councilmember Daniel and passed with all ayes; Councilmember Gorden was recorded as abstaining from the vote. Minutes note that a formal resolution and contract award will be presented at the next regular meeting for official contract execution.

The bids read publicly included line items from multiple local vendors. Council did not record public comment regarding the procurement at this meeting. The council’s recorded abstention from Councilmember Gorden was noted in the motion record; the minutes do not state the reason for the abstention.