Social Circle council members agreed Tuesday to take the low bid for the continuing design phase of a sidewalk that would link the Blue Willow Inn and downtown.

The city had two proposals for the project, one for $44,500 from Urban Collage and one for more than $60,000 from Kimberly-Horne & Associates. All council members voted unanimously to continue working with Urban Collage (which had previously worked with the city).

In other Social Circle news:
• The council voted unanimously to deny the Scott Family Annexation Petition. They also agreed to re-appoint Greg Halleck to the Historic Preservation Society for a two-year term and change the term for Tom Brown and Debbie Smith to a three-year term. Additionally, the council all agreed to appoint B.R. Anderson to the city's development authority.

• The request to purchase vehicles for the Public Safety Department and to vehicles surplus in the Public Safety Department was tabled to the May 2012 meeting.