The contract was approved as an emergency ordinance so work could start in late April.
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The following streets were selected for improvements and reconstruction/repaving in 2020:
• Bonita Drive from Roosevelt Boulevard to Breiel Boulevard.
• Burton Road from Central Avenue to Grand Avenue.
• Calumet Avenue from Yankee Road to end of street.
• Casper Street from Iglehart Street to Charles Street.
• Central Avenue from Carmody Boulevard to Main Street.
• Dorset Drive from McGee Avenue to Grand Avenue.
• Eleventh Avenue from South Main Street to Lincoln Street.
• Elsmere Street from Van Avenue to the end of the street.
• Gladys Drive from Sherman Avenue to Grand Avenue.
• Main Street from First Avenue to Reinartz Boulevard.
• McGee Avenue from McKnight Drive to the end of the street.
• Schirm Drive from Riverview Avenue to the end of the street.
• Sixteenth Avenue from Main Street to South Verity Parkway.
• Vermont Street from Seventeenth Avenue to the end of the street.
• Antrim Court from Riverview Avenue to the end of street.
• Court Donegal from Riverview Avenue to the end of the street.
• Galway Circle from Riverview Avenue to end of street.
• Helton Drive from Bonita Drive to East Street.
Of those streets scheduled for paving, Public Works/Utilities Director Scott Tadych said Antrim Court, Court Donegal, Galway Circle and Helton Drive will be paved by city street crews out of the city’s Auto & Gas tax funds.
In related actions, council approved emergency ordinances to:
• Purchase of a new Bomag Tandem Vibratory Roller for city street maintenance crews to speed up production and allow a better finish on the pavement. The new roller was purchased for $117,802 from Southeastern Equipment Company of Monroe through the state purchasing program.
• Move back the date for property owners to pay for concrete repairs or replacement of sidewalks, curbs, gutters and other features that were done in 2019 to Aug. 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The total cost of the repairs paid for by the city was $537,938. If payment is not made, those costs will be assessed to the property owners taxes for five years. Mayor Nicole Condrey asked if the Aug. 1 deadline could be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting City Manager Susan Cohen said that the date was set by state statute and could not be delayed. Councilman Talbott Moon abstained from the vote.
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