May 23, 2023 at 7:07 p.m.
Pool problem
Dunkirk opening day likely to be delayed
DUNKIRK — Opening day for the city pool is likely to be delayed.
Mayor Jack Robbins reported to Dunkirk City Council on Monday that an issue with water getting underneath the new liner at Dunkirk City Pool has yet to be resolved.
He also gave updates on two upcoming construction projects.
Robbins explained that water has gotten underneath the new liner that was installed at the city pool. The result is that the liner has been pushed up.
He said he has been in contact with RenoSys, the Indianapolis firm that installed the liner, but that he has not received a firm answer as to when the problem will be addressed.
“I don’t have a firm date on that yet,” he said.
The pool was originally slated to open May 30.
Robbins also reported that pre-construction meetings were held recently regarding projects to add two detention basins on the southeast side of the city and to construct a sidewalk from West Jay Elementary School to Dunkirk City Park.
The $204,364 sidewalk project, which is being handled by Yardberry Landscaping Excavating of Anderson, is slated to begin June 26. The work is expected to take a few weeks.
The $835,647 detention basin project — to call for creating basins east of Broad Street near Moore Avenue and west of 3rd Street near the southern city limits that will be used to detain water during heavy rain events — has a preliminary start date of August. VFT Excavating of Celina, Ohio, is handling the project, which Robbins said is expected to take about three months.
Also Monday, council members granted Robbins permission to seek another grant for street paving through Indiana Department of Transportation’s Community Crossings program. The grants provide funding on a 75%/25% matching basis.
Robbins plans to apply for paving the streets in Quincy Place as well as all of Washington Street on the west side of the city. Grant applications are due July 1.
Dunkirk was awarded nearly $190,000 in grant funding. It will go toward paving all of Mount Auburn Street, Lincoln Avenue on the west side of the city and Angle Street on the north side of the city.
In other business:
•City attorney Wes Schemenaur said he has yet to hear anything regarding the Todd Opera House building. Robbins had asked him to seek information after he noticed recent activity at the building at 209 S. Main St. A lawsuit the city filed against Todd Building Group LLC in 2019 regarding failure to meet various deadlines in connection to funding from Dunkirk Industrial Development Corporation remains unsettled.
•Council approved a 3% increase for fire protection contracts with Knox, Jackson, Richland and Niles townships. Clerk-treasurer Tina Elliott will prepare the contracts to be sent to township trustees.
•Robbins reported that all city departments have been involved in mowing unkempt properties in the city. He added that a property on Commerce Street was cleaned up recently with three dumpsters full of trash removed from the yard.
•Council approved payment of claims totaling $305,195.02.
Mayor Jack Robbins reported to Dunkirk City Council on Monday that an issue with water getting underneath the new liner at Dunkirk City Pool has yet to be resolved.
He also gave updates on two upcoming construction projects.
Robbins explained that water has gotten underneath the new liner that was installed at the city pool. The result is that the liner has been pushed up.
He said he has been in contact with RenoSys, the Indianapolis firm that installed the liner, but that he has not received a firm answer as to when the problem will be addressed.
“I don’t have a firm date on that yet,” he said.
The pool was originally slated to open May 30.
Robbins also reported that pre-construction meetings were held recently regarding projects to add two detention basins on the southeast side of the city and to construct a sidewalk from West Jay Elementary School to Dunkirk City Park.
The $204,364 sidewalk project, which is being handled by Yardberry Landscaping Excavating of Anderson, is slated to begin June 26. The work is expected to take a few weeks.
The $835,647 detention basin project — to call for creating basins east of Broad Street near Moore Avenue and west of 3rd Street near the southern city limits that will be used to detain water during heavy rain events — has a preliminary start date of August. VFT Excavating of Celina, Ohio, is handling the project, which Robbins said is expected to take about three months.
Also Monday, council members granted Robbins permission to seek another grant for street paving through Indiana Department of Transportation’s Community Crossings program. The grants provide funding on a 75%/25% matching basis.
Robbins plans to apply for paving the streets in Quincy Place as well as all of Washington Street on the west side of the city. Grant applications are due July 1.
Dunkirk was awarded nearly $190,000 in grant funding. It will go toward paving all of Mount Auburn Street, Lincoln Avenue on the west side of the city and Angle Street on the north side of the city.
In other business:
•City attorney Wes Schemenaur said he has yet to hear anything regarding the Todd Opera House building. Robbins had asked him to seek information after he noticed recent activity at the building at 209 S. Main St. A lawsuit the city filed against Todd Building Group LLC in 2019 regarding failure to meet various deadlines in connection to funding from Dunkirk Industrial Development Corporation remains unsettled.
•Council approved a 3% increase for fire protection contracts with Knox, Jackson, Richland and Niles townships. Clerk-treasurer Tina Elliott will prepare the contracts to be sent to township trustees.
•Robbins reported that all city departments have been involved in mowing unkempt properties in the city. He added that a property on Commerce Street was cleaned up recently with three dumpsters full of trash removed from the yard.
•Council approved payment of claims totaling $305,195.02.
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