Topeka’s city government’s practice of paying its engineers considerably less than what the market offers is forcing it to pay “astronomical” amounts in consulting fees, interim city manager Bill Cochran said Tuesday evening. The mayor and council will learn Aug. 9 about strategies proposed to help resolve that, they were told during a work session in which they discussed the city’s proposed 2023 budget. The topic came up as the mayor and council heard from Councilman Tony Emerson, who owns a contracting firm that carries out projects that include replacing streets, sewers and water lines.
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