Win $2,300! Play CASHWORDS, See page 5A ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY MONDAY | AUGUST 19, 2013 Councilmen to approve Trotter contractor tee member and J5/Broaddus, the firm the city the firm initially selected to do J5/Broaddus project management fees likely councilman Bill recently picked for project the work, has withdrawn from to eclipse amount paid to architect Gavin said in management services, would the project. recent conver- receive six percent, which Chief operations officer Da- BY NATHAN GREGORY vention Center and how much sations he’s had amounts to $120,000. Anoth- vid Armstrong said he needed
[email protected] money they’ll receive to do the with other mem- er two-to-three percent would to discuss the contract with project. bers, the firm need to be factored in for bond councilmen before he could re- Columbus councilmen will As of press time, Trotter selected would Gavin attorneys, Gavin said. In total, veal the firm’s identity or finan- determine Tuesday which ar- committee officials could not receive about five that would add 13-to-14 percent cial details of the contract. chitectural/engineering firm confirm who would be award- percent of the project’s estimat- to the initial project cost. “The committee has made will renovate the Trotter Con- ed the contract, but commit- ed $2 million cost, or $100,000. Bryan Brown & Associates, See TROTTER, 6A Searching by Segway AP-NORC Poll: Demographics divide views of schools Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their schools BY JENNIFER AGIESTA anD PHILIP ELLIOTT The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their schools — from ONLINE: ■ low expectations AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs to bullying to out- Research: apnorc.