By Jan H. Kennedy
FPS correspondent
March 9, 2010
The long-awaited Murray Street Phase 1 project could start in two weeks.
Minerva Administrator David Harp told council Monday night that the work would start as soon as Columbia Gas finishes work it is doing in the area between Line and Jackson streets. Council moved its meeting from Tuesday to Monday so residents and officials could follow the Minerva High School girls basketball team to play West Holmes in regional tournament play Tuesday night.
The Murray Street project has turned out to be a big savings for the village, thanks to extremely low bids that may reflect the weak economy. The project was originally estimated at about $290,000, Harp said, and the village received a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant for the project. But when the winning bid came in at $178,000, the village now will pay only $28,000 for the repair of the storm sewer, curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
The Cameron Estates allotment was annexed into the village a few years ago, but council never formally accepted the streets. The land has been developed in the interim, Harp said. Council now will be responsible for the maintenance of curbs, storm sewer, sidewalks and the streets, including snow removal. The streets are King, Adelaide, Stonehedge Circle and Stonehedge Drive.
Problems in the waste water treatment plant’s fine screen filtration room prompted council to authorize Harp to enter into contracts with two companies to supply labor, supplies and materials.
“The screen overflows at times, and it has eaten away at the concrete floor drainage system,” Harp said. “Plus, the exhaust fans that remove fumes and moisture from the building have not worked for awhile, and that has led to corrosion to the pipes and other metal parts of the building.”
Harp called the repairs a band-aid until the village can save up money to replace the building down the road.
Carnation Electric Motor was selected to replace the two centrifugal exhaust fans at a cost not to exceed $5,790. Blackburn Masonry will be paid up to $2,500 to repair the floor drainage system.
The next council meeting is March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall. |
