This week's special council meeting and presentation on branding community didn't lead to a consultant hire and it's back to the drawing board for UP's branding effort.
The city council recently approved a resolution that allowed the Economic Development Commission to examine the feasibility and desirability of promoting UP as a sports and recreation destination.
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The council was considering hiring the consultant for $21,700, but is going to do more research before making a decision, said councilmember Javier Figueroa.
"The council decided to pass on the consultant for now. We decided we needed to check out a few more folks before deciding on a study/consultant," said Figueroa in an email to Patch. "We will revisit the consultant option once we have done some additional due diligence."
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