July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
XPLEX plans drain project (12/12/05)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
Construction workers at the XPLEX Extreme Competition Park are having trouble completing a retention pond at the park, and asked the Jay County Drainage Board to allow them to place a temporary swale around the pond.
“We want to get the retention pond finished,” Ryan Vannatter, chief operating officer for the park, said as he presented plans for a temporary swale that will drain water coming from the north of the park.
“We want to get the surrounding land drained so we can make it as big as we want to,” Vannatter told the board. “We need a temporary drain long enough to get it drained.”
Vannatter explained the work would be done “at our expense.”
He also told the board a 5 acre pond on the west side of the park complex is nearly completed and will also serve as a retention pond.
In another drainage matter, Jay County Surveyor, Brad Daniels, presented drainage plans from Preferred Development, the Chicago-based firm developing a retail strip mall on West Votaw Street across from a Wal-Mart SuperCenter currently under construction.
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Daniels explained that run-off from the proposed project would flow into the Wehrly Ditch on the north side of West Votaw.
“They meet all the requirements,” board member Milo Miller said, adding, “It looks like its going to help the neighbors in that area.”
The project includes a retention pond behind the building near North Street.
Bettie Jacobs with the Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District, said Preferred Development had not notified her about Rule 5. That federal law mandates that any project that disturbs more than one acre of land be looked at to see how erosion and run-off from the construction site will be prevented.
“They should have done a Rule 5 before they began tearing it down,” she said of the project that has already torn down the former Mel Smitley auction house.
In other business today, drainage board members Miller, Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr, praised Roy Leverich for his years serving on the Jay County Cemetery Board. Miller presented him with a plaque for his service.
Leverich was named to the board when it was formed in March 2001, and recently resigned.
The drainage board also heard courthouse superintendent Roger McBride say the work on the exterior of the courthouse was completed, and “they did an excellent job, as far as I’m concerned.”
Atlas Building Services Inc., Wabash, recently repaired mortar on the courthouse exterior.
The board received a request from the firm to fill out an evaluation form, and Miller asked McBride to take care of that process.
Additionally, the bids for the Jay County Highway Department received a week ago were reviewed by board attorney, Brad Burkett, and he noted some irregularities in the bids.
LPI Paving and Excavating of Portland had failed to submit the proper bid, and TJ Concrete Construction of Portland, had failed to provide a bid bond.
County engineer, Dan Watson, recommended the board waiver the irregularities and accept all bids.
The commissioners planned to consider the annual bids this afternoon.[[In-content Ad]]
“We want to get the retention pond finished,” Ryan Vannatter, chief operating officer for the park, said as he presented plans for a temporary swale that will drain water coming from the north of the park.
“We want to get the surrounding land drained so we can make it as big as we want to,” Vannatter told the board. “We need a temporary drain long enough to get it drained.”
Vannatter explained the work would be done “at our expense.”
He also told the board a 5 acre pond on the west side of the park complex is nearly completed and will also serve as a retention pond.
In another drainage matter, Jay County Surveyor, Brad Daniels, presented drainage plans from Preferred Development, the Chicago-based firm developing a retail strip mall on West Votaw Street across from a Wal-Mart SuperCenter currently under construction.
See XPLEX page 2
Continued from page 1
Daniels explained that run-off from the proposed project would flow into the Wehrly Ditch on the north side of West Votaw.
“They meet all the requirements,” board member Milo Miller said, adding, “It looks like its going to help the neighbors in that area.”
The project includes a retention pond behind the building near North Street.
Bettie Jacobs with the Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District, said Preferred Development had not notified her about Rule 5. That federal law mandates that any project that disturbs more than one acre of land be looked at to see how erosion and run-off from the construction site will be prevented.
“They should have done a Rule 5 before they began tearing it down,” she said of the project that has already torn down the former Mel Smitley auction house.
In other business today, drainage board members Miller, Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr, praised Roy Leverich for his years serving on the Jay County Cemetery Board. Miller presented him with a plaque for his service.
Leverich was named to the board when it was formed in March 2001, and recently resigned.
The drainage board also heard courthouse superintendent Roger McBride say the work on the exterior of the courthouse was completed, and “they did an excellent job, as far as I’m concerned.”
Atlas Building Services Inc., Wabash, recently repaired mortar on the courthouse exterior.
The board received a request from the firm to fill out an evaluation form, and Miller asked McBride to take care of that process.
Additionally, the bids for the Jay County Highway Department received a week ago were reviewed by board attorney, Brad Burkett, and he noted some irregularities in the bids.
LPI Paving and Excavating of Portland had failed to submit the proper bid, and TJ Concrete Construction of Portland, had failed to provide a bid bond.
County engineer, Dan Watson, recommended the board waiver the irregularities and accept all bids.
The commissioners planned to consider the annual bids this afternoon.[[In-content Ad]]
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