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Scottsdale City Council rejects contract to promote Old Town

Vendor asks for second chance

The Scottsdale City Council voted down an advertising and public relations contract for Old Town by a 5-2 vote Dec. 3. Now the vendor, Scottsdale-based James Agency, wants to renegotiate the fee structure.

(Arianna Grainey/Independent Newsmedia)

The search for an advertising agency to promote Old Town Scottsdale will go on ... maybe.

The Scottsdale City Council voted 5-2 during its Dec. 2 meeting to reject a contract with the Scottsdale-based James Agency because of the cost.

The city has a $1.3 million budget generated from bed tax money to promote Old Town. Based on the company’s fees of $170 per hour, an estimated $600,000 would be left to go to advertising, with the rest going toward administrative costs.

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