December 14, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.
Dunkirk approves upgrades for pool
Facility will get a new liner, grates and guard stands
Dunkirk approves upgrades for pool
DUNKIRK — A new pool liner, grates and lifeguard chairs.
New playground equipment.
A new truck.
Dunkirk City Council approved all of those projects and purchases during its meeting Monday.
Mayor Jack Robbins brought several proposed purchases to council after they had previously been approved by the city’s park board.
The most expensive of the expenditures was $59,045 to install a new liner in Dunkirk City Pool. Robbins said it will be installed over about a 2.5-week period in April with a membrane put down first and glued to the concrete, then the liner on top. It has a 10-year warranty.
(He noted that the city did not look into the cost of lining the baby pool at the facility, but could in the future.)
Robbins also shared the park board’s recommendation for the installation of new grates surrounding the pool at a cost of $11,011.32 and two new lifeguard chairs at a cost of $2,616.38.
Council members Jesse Bivens, Tom Johnson, Bryan Jessup, Kevin Hamilton and Christy Curts approved all three as recommended by the park board.
They also approved the purchase of new playground equipment for Dunkirk City Park at a cost of $12,672.
The city got a more than $5,000 discount for placing the order before Jan. 1.
Funding for all of the pool upgrades and the new playground equipment will come from the $100,000 in economic development dollars Jay County Commissioners allocated to the city from Bitter Ridge Wind Farm. (Each of the other municipalities in the county also received money from the wind farm, but have not yet decided how they will spend it.) The Portland Foundation also gave the city a $5,000 grant toward the purchase of the playground equipment.
Council also approved the purchase of a new dump truck for the city’s sewage treatment plant. It selected a Ford F-450 from Andy Mohr Ford of Plainfield at a cost of $68,104. (The city had already budgeted $80,000 for the purchase of a new truck in 2022.)
Also OK’d Monday was having the sewage department’s backhoe repaired at a cost of $9,259.06 at MacAllister Machinery in Fort Wayne.
New playground equipment.
A new truck.
Dunkirk City Council approved all of those projects and purchases during its meeting Monday.
Mayor Jack Robbins brought several proposed purchases to council after they had previously been approved by the city’s park board.
The most expensive of the expenditures was $59,045 to install a new liner in Dunkirk City Pool. Robbins said it will be installed over about a 2.5-week period in April with a membrane put down first and glued to the concrete, then the liner on top. It has a 10-year warranty.
(He noted that the city did not look into the cost of lining the baby pool at the facility, but could in the future.)
Robbins also shared the park board’s recommendation for the installation of new grates surrounding the pool at a cost of $11,011.32 and two new lifeguard chairs at a cost of $2,616.38.
Council members Jesse Bivens, Tom Johnson, Bryan Jessup, Kevin Hamilton and Christy Curts approved all three as recommended by the park board.
They also approved the purchase of new playground equipment for Dunkirk City Park at a cost of $12,672.
The city got a more than $5,000 discount for placing the order before Jan. 1.
Funding for all of the pool upgrades and the new playground equipment will come from the $100,000 in economic development dollars Jay County Commissioners allocated to the city from Bitter Ridge Wind Farm. (Each of the other municipalities in the county also received money from the wind farm, but have not yet decided how they will spend it.) The Portland Foundation also gave the city a $5,000 grant toward the purchase of the playground equipment.
Council also approved the purchase of a new dump truck for the city’s sewage treatment plant. It selected a Ford F-450 from Andy Mohr Ford of Plainfield at a cost of $68,104. (The city had already budgeted $80,000 for the purchase of a new truck in 2022.)
Also OK’d Monday was having the sewage department’s backhoe repaired at a cost of $9,259.06 at MacAllister Machinery in Fort Wayne.
Robbins also reported that the city will advertise for bids for its upcoming street paving through its Community Crossings grant on Jan. 12. Bids will be opened at 10 a.m. Jan. 26.
Dunkirk was awarded a $197,827 grant for paving the entirety of Broad, Johnson and 5th streets, and parts of Ohio, Shatto and High streets.
In other business, council:
•Set an executive session for 7 p.m. Monday for council and board of works to discuss personnel issues.
•Learned from Robbins that a second pump at the water department has been cleaned and repaired. Both pumps will now be serviced every three years in order to make sure they are working properly.
•Approved the employee policy handbook.
•Heard Robbins thank Dunkirk Church of the Nazarene for its efforts decorating the green space in front of the mural for Feel the Warmth of Christmas as well as all those who participated in the event. He said he hopes to see it grow even more next year.
•Approved a $100 donation to the city’s food pantry.
•Was reminded that the employee and council Christmas party is scheduled for noon Friday in council chambers.
Dunkirk was awarded a $197,827 grant for paving the entirety of Broad, Johnson and 5th streets, and parts of Ohio, Shatto and High streets.
In other business, council:
•Set an executive session for 7 p.m. Monday for council and board of works to discuss personnel issues.
•Learned from Robbins that a second pump at the water department has been cleaned and repaired. Both pumps will now be serviced every three years in order to make sure they are working properly.
•Approved the employee policy handbook.
•Heard Robbins thank Dunkirk Church of the Nazarene for its efforts decorating the green space in front of the mural for Feel the Warmth of Christmas as well as all those who participated in the event. He said he hopes to see it grow even more next year.
•Approved a $100 donation to the city’s food pantry.
•Was reminded that the employee and council Christmas party is scheduled for noon Friday in council chambers.
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