Commission defers landscaping request

Taylor Cooper, The Brunswick News, Ga.
·5 min read

Dec. 21—City commissioners voted Wednesday to defer a contract just under $72,000 with Coastal Greenery to handle landscaping along U.S. 17 and in select parks.

Some commissioners wanted to focus on "inner core areas" that have gone untended.

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