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Larwill to rebid street paving plan |
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Friday, April 11 2008 |
By CHRIS MEYERS
Staff writer
Larwill town council members were pleased to see how estimated costs of repaving to streets in town after opening the bids at Thursday’s meeting, but the project will have to be rebid because one company had the streets flip-flopped in the bid.
The town hopes to have King Street milled and resurfaced, which would not involve tearing up the road to its bed, but rather just resurfacing the top layer.
In addition, council members would like to have Thompson Street completely redone from the base.
The town got a bid from Niblock to do the work for $24,682, and from Ranger Materials in the amount of $24,789.
One of the bids had the opposite plan of attack for each street, so the council will allow the companies to rebid the work, with the possibility of adding more of Thompson Street to the work order.
Council members Rick Flauding and Rick Hobbs said they were surprised at the price of the bids, having expected them to be higher. Council member Lore Wolfe was absent from the meeting.
In other business, council members decided to wait until the May meeting to discuss paying the Whitley County Economic Development Corporation its share of the town’s County Economic Development Income Tax (CEDIT) funds.
From the total amount, the town must use 55 percent to create a commercial development plan and improve sidewalks and streets, 25 percent to improve or maintain the town’s wastewater system and 20 percent to support the Whitley County EDC.
Council members wanted to wait until Wolfe had a chance to review the request of payment to the EDC.
Council members said they had some concern about the 20 percent to the EDC being taken out before the funds arrived to the town, when in the past the town has paid after receiving the funds.
In other business, town officials asked residents to not call the county’s fire dispatch about people burning small piles of leaves in their yards.
Apparently there has been a high volume of calls recently.
Indiana fire code states that residents can open burn wood or vegetation materials in an unincorporated area, but if that fire creates a nuisance for other residents it must be extinguished.
Code also states that burning may not be conducted during unfavorable weather conditions such as high winds or stagnant weather, or a temperature inversion which is when the decrease in temperature with height is much less than normal and can often trap pollutants at a lower altitude. All fires must be attended at all times during burning until completely extinguished.
Council members also announced that the town’s cleanup day will be in early May, with an exact day to be specified in the town’s monthly newsletter. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, April 14 2008 )
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