HARRISON TOWNSHIP — At its meeting on Oct. 27, the Harrison Township Board of Trustees voted 5-2 to approve Fishbeck as the township’s new contracted engineering firm.

Trustees Brian Batkins and Liza Brown cast the opposing votes.

According to items attached to the agenda packet, the township previously had Wade Trim as its engineering firm beginning in 2006. They solicited bids in 2025 and received six back, including a bid from Fishbeck. The three full-time members of the board interviewed the firms and analyzed the costs of each individual bid.

According to Township Supervisor Kenneth Verkest, Fishbeck submitted its proposals a week late which drew the concern of a few trustees. At the board’s last meeting on Oct. 14, board members voted to disqualify a company for submitting items l

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