July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Long-awaited street project not far away (01/16/07)
Portland City Council
By By MIKE SNYDER-
More than eight years after it was first proposed, a $4.8 million street reconstruction project on Portland's southeast side has cleared a final hurdle and could begin in six months or so.
Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier told members of city council Monday that paperwork and rights-of-way issues are resolved for the Boundary Pike/Wayne Street project, which will include extensive sewer, storm drain, sidewalk and streetscape work.
The city was awarded a $3.6 million grant in 2000 by the Indiana Department of Transportation for the project, which is designed to improve safety, aesthetics and drainage along Wayne Street south from the Salamonie River and on Boundary Pike from Seventh Street to the city limits.
When the INDOT grant was awarded, it was an estimated 80 percent of the project cost. The most recent estimated cost is $4.8 million, Mark Jesse of Bonar Group, the enineering firm working on the project, said this morning.
The city is submitting right-of-way documentation today, Jesse said.
Final drawings will be submitted to INDOT after the rights-of-way are approved.
Jesse said that bid letting for the project will likely be in April or May, with construction likely to start 30 to 45 days after a contract is awarded.
Construction is expected to take 14 to 16 months, depending on weather.
The project will include the separation of all sanitary and storm sewers, replacement of water mains, new sidewalks, gutters and driveway approaches, and street lights.
Also Monday, council members approved a tax abatement for a Portland industry's purchase of a $562,000 ultraviolet hardcoat line machine.
The abatement, or phase-in of new taxes due, was granted by a 7-0 margin to Accelerated Curing, located east of U.S. 27 on county road 100 North.
The new equipment will allow the company to create two new positions with an average wage of $15,500 annually, paperwork submitted with the abatement request stated.
The company manufactures components for the casket industry. It employs 13 currently with an estimated payroll of $440,000.
In other business Monday, council members Glen Bryant, Kip Robinette, Bill Gibson, Judy Aker, Jerry Leonhard, Jim Sanders and Dolphus Stephens:
•Approved unanimously a resolution recognizing the contributions of the late Ray Miller, a longtime local businessman and manager of the Portland Rockets Stan Musial League baseball club. Miller died Jan. 1. He was 79.
The resolution was suggested two weeks ago by Bryant, who read it aloud at Monday's meeting.
•Heard Bryant ask Hosier if any projects are planned to alleviate persistent street flooding on Portland's west side - including on West Race and North streets west of Pleasant Street.
Brett Darby, an employee of the street and sewer department in attendance at Monday's meeting, said that the possibility of a new storm sewer along Grand Street, running south to a major storm drain along Walnut Street, has been discussed.
Hosier thanked Darby for the report and said he was not aware of those plans.
•Agreed to void all city checks which have been outstanding for more than two years.[[In-content Ad]]
Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier told members of city council Monday that paperwork and rights-of-way issues are resolved for the Boundary Pike/Wayne Street project, which will include extensive sewer, storm drain, sidewalk and streetscape work.
The city was awarded a $3.6 million grant in 2000 by the Indiana Department of Transportation for the project, which is designed to improve safety, aesthetics and drainage along Wayne Street south from the Salamonie River and on Boundary Pike from Seventh Street to the city limits.
When the INDOT grant was awarded, it was an estimated 80 percent of the project cost. The most recent estimated cost is $4.8 million, Mark Jesse of Bonar Group, the enineering firm working on the project, said this morning.
The city is submitting right-of-way documentation today, Jesse said.
Final drawings will be submitted to INDOT after the rights-of-way are approved.
Jesse said that bid letting for the project will likely be in April or May, with construction likely to start 30 to 45 days after a contract is awarded.
Construction is expected to take 14 to 16 months, depending on weather.
The project will include the separation of all sanitary and storm sewers, replacement of water mains, new sidewalks, gutters and driveway approaches, and street lights.
Also Monday, council members approved a tax abatement for a Portland industry's purchase of a $562,000 ultraviolet hardcoat line machine.
The abatement, or phase-in of new taxes due, was granted by a 7-0 margin to Accelerated Curing, located east of U.S. 27 on county road 100 North.
The new equipment will allow the company to create two new positions with an average wage of $15,500 annually, paperwork submitted with the abatement request stated.
The company manufactures components for the casket industry. It employs 13 currently with an estimated payroll of $440,000.
In other business Monday, council members Glen Bryant, Kip Robinette, Bill Gibson, Judy Aker, Jerry Leonhard, Jim Sanders and Dolphus Stephens:
•Approved unanimously a resolution recognizing the contributions of the late Ray Miller, a longtime local businessman and manager of the Portland Rockets Stan Musial League baseball club. Miller died Jan. 1. He was 79.
The resolution was suggested two weeks ago by Bryant, who read it aloud at Monday's meeting.
•Heard Bryant ask Hosier if any projects are planned to alleviate persistent street flooding on Portland's west side - including on West Race and North streets west of Pleasant Street.
Brett Darby, an employee of the street and sewer department in attendance at Monday's meeting, said that the possibility of a new storm sewer along Grand Street, running south to a major storm drain along Walnut Street, has been discussed.
Hosier thanked Darby for the report and said he was not aware of those plans.
•Agreed to void all city checks which have been outstanding for more than two years.[[In-content Ad]]
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