July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.

Truck, tile requests OK'd (4/2/04)

Portland Board of Works gives approval

By By Jennifer [email protected]

The Portland Board of Works approved the purchase of approximately $7,800 in drainage tile Thursday for a project on Portland’s north side.

A quote submitted by Portland wastewater treatment plant superintendent Bob Brelsford to purchase $7,834 of tile for a proposed storm sewer project between Lafayette and Lewis streets was approved by board members Linda Kennedy, Bob McCreery and Mayor Bruce Hosier.

City wastewater treatment plant employees will install 15-inch drainage tile along the east side of an alley between Creagor Avenue and Franklin Street, according to information presented by Brelsford.

The owners of about 33 houses on Creagor Avenue and Franklin Street will have to pay to have lines buried and run from their properties to the new tile, Brelsford said. The total cost for each home will vary depending on the amount of tile needed to connect to the new tile, he added.

He said this morning the new tile will alleviate current flooding problems on their properties.

“Residents in that area don’t have to connect (to the new tile), but it would benefit them because a lot of them have standing water on their properties,” Portland clerk-treasurer Barbara Blackford said.

Also Thursday, the board approved a request from Portland Fire Chief Mike Thomas to submit an application for a Department of Homeland Security grant to purchase an estimated $200,000 rescue truck for the Portland Fire Department.

Three truck quotes were submitted, with Hoosier Fire Equipment Inc. of Valparaiso submitting the low quote of $203,500. Life Star Rescue Inc. of Van Wert, Ohio, submitted a $231,000 quote, and a bid from Midwest Fire Equipment of Indianapolis was for $223,300.

These quotes will be submitted with the department’s grant application, which is due today, Thomas said this morning.

An additional 10 percent was added to each quote total to cover possible price increases. This move was recommended in the grant guidelines, Thomas said. It could be up to a year before the department finds out if it received the grant. Because these quotes are valid for 60 days, the fire department will likely have to seek new quotes if it is awarded the grant, he said.

Thomas also was authorized Thursday to use up to $23,100 in city cumulative funds as the required 10 percent grant match.[[In-content Ad]]
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