June 4, 2021 at 1:49 a.m.
Lift station upgrades approved
Lift station upgrades approved
Two Portland lift stations will be upgraded.
Portland Board of Works on Thursday approved repairs for the lift stations at Charles Street and adjacent to POET Biorefining.
Portland wastewater superintendent Brad Clayton recommended Culy Contracting of Winchester for the work.
At the POET site, that involves replacing bases and installing new check valves to allow city wastewater staff better access. That work comes at a cost of $8,950.
The Charles Street lift station requires work because pipes have been leaking frequently. The cost of the work is $18,530. (Clayton explained that it must be completed in a single day because that lift station cannot be down for a longer period of time.)
Board of works members Jerry Leonhard, Steve McIntosh and Portland Mayor Job Boggs unanimously approved the projects.
The work represents the second set of lift station improvements in the last few months. In April, the board approved a total of $10,750 for the installation of new control panels at the Charles Street and Jay County High School lift stations.
Boggs also reported that Tim Miller, owner of T.J.’s Bicycle and Moped Sales in Portland, put in an offer for the former Sheller-Globe south building on Bridge Street. (The previous sale agreement with Jon Goodhew of Goodhew’s Roofing Service was recently terminated.)
The mayor explained that the city has not yet put the building up for sale and that city council has asked him to get an estimate for what it would cost to renovate the building for use as a new headquarters for the city’s street and parks department.
In other business, the board:
•OK’d increases for city mowing and property clean-up. The rates were last increased in 2012. New hourly rates are $50 for mowing, up from $35; $25 for weed trimming, up from $15; $165 for tractor and bush hog work, up from $145; $75 for packer charges, up from $55; $93 for landfill charges, up from $61; and a $25 administration fee, up from $15.
•Approved a water bill adjustment because of a leak.
Portland Board of Works on Thursday approved repairs for the lift stations at Charles Street and adjacent to POET Biorefining.
Portland wastewater superintendent Brad Clayton recommended Culy Contracting of Winchester for the work.
At the POET site, that involves replacing bases and installing new check valves to allow city wastewater staff better access. That work comes at a cost of $8,950.
The Charles Street lift station requires work because pipes have been leaking frequently. The cost of the work is $18,530. (Clayton explained that it must be completed in a single day because that lift station cannot be down for a longer period of time.)
Board of works members Jerry Leonhard, Steve McIntosh and Portland Mayor Job Boggs unanimously approved the projects.
The work represents the second set of lift station improvements in the last few months. In April, the board approved a total of $10,750 for the installation of new control panels at the Charles Street and Jay County High School lift stations.
Boggs also reported that Tim Miller, owner of T.J.’s Bicycle and Moped Sales in Portland, put in an offer for the former Sheller-Globe south building on Bridge Street. (The previous sale agreement with Jon Goodhew of Goodhew’s Roofing Service was recently terminated.)
The mayor explained that the city has not yet put the building up for sale and that city council has asked him to get an estimate for what it would cost to renovate the building for use as a new headquarters for the city’s street and parks department.
In other business, the board:
•OK’d increases for city mowing and property clean-up. The rates were last increased in 2012. New hourly rates are $50 for mowing, up from $35; $25 for weed trimming, up from $15; $165 for tractor and bush hog work, up from $145; $75 for packer charges, up from $55; $93 for landfill charges, up from $61; and a $25 administration fee, up from $15.
•Approved a water bill adjustment because of a leak.
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