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| Work Detail | It was a quick meeting for the Odon Town Council, but during a short session council members Chuck Krieg, Carol Kryder and Evan Meadows made the decision to accept a bid from Hunter Paving and Construction for road work after some discussion. Kryder said the town had received two bids, the one from Hunter, out of Huntingburg, and another from E & B Paving, out of Washington. "One of the bids is for work at seven locations and the other bid covered nine locations," said Kryder, adding E & B's bid would use more asphalt to cover less space, while the bid from Hunter would use less asphalt to cover more. "I know we're just putting on Band-Aids, but I'd like to at least put on some good ones." Krieg said there were a few differences in manner in which the two bidders would complete the project, mainly the thickness of the pavement, but the town only had so much money, from Local Option Income Tax or LOIT and what was put in the 2016 budget to complete the projects. "We're just trying to make do with what we've got," said Krieg. "We know $31,000 isn't going to get us much, but we want to get as much as we can." Hunter's bid, which would cover nine areas around the town, came in at $31,500 while the E & B bid, covering seven areas cost $36,900. One area of priority Krieg said was Jack Court, where a water leak had caused the pavement to fail. "Jack Court is probably number one on the list," said Krieg. "They are going to have to take out the existing rock and put down a base. They just can't put stuff down over it (the existing pavement) or it won't last." In other business, the council heard a request from Joe Graber Jr., to close the alley on Race Street near his construction business. A public hearing will be held on the potential closure when the council meets next month. Meadows also asked that the council consider placing a slow, children playing sign near the Bechtel addition. "They have a lot of kids in that area," said Meadows. "They just wanted to know if a sign could be put on the pole." Even with a light agenda, it's been a busy eight months for the council. In January, the newly elected council of Krieg, James Riggins and Russell Dart began the year, but in February, Riggins resigned from the council unexpectedly. His seat with filled by Evan Meadows, but when Dart passed away in March, another seat needed to be filled and Kryder was named to the position. "This council has had a lot going on in the last few months," said Beth Haseman, clerk-treasurer. From making improvements to the town's wastewater treatment plant, including the purchase of a new jetter to help unclog sewer lines and remodeling the police station and town hall facilities, Haseman said the council has been working to help improve the town. Also, the wastewater treatment plant construction is well under way. Haseman said concrete work is complete on the west clarifier and is still under construction on the east. Standby generators and blower pads are also in place. Six manholes and about 1,300 linear feet of 15-inch gravity sewer lines have also been installed for the collection system. Split into two divisions, Haseman said the collection system is scheduled for completion on Dec. 8 and the actual treatment plant should be March 13, 2017. Krieg said the jetter, which employees were trained on Tuesday, will save the town quite a chunk of change. "Before we bought this, we were having to have Washington come up to take care of the clogs," said Krieg. "That was pretty costly." "In the last eight months, they've held dozens of meeting to get things taken care of," she said. "They really want to make a positive difference in the community." One of those positive differences was improvement of the police station. Earlier this month, an Amish construction crew re-sided, roofed and fix gutters at the police station. Paid through LOIT money, Krieg said the improvements have made a world of difference to the facility. "The building really needed some work and they did a great job on the project," said Krieg of the crew who was learning the construction trade. "We also made some improvements at the Town Hall." Those improvements at the Town Hall included the addition of a document storage in the former kitchen area. In addition to those projects, Haseman said the town has been applying for grants to help with other improvement projects. "We have a lot of positive things going on here," she said. |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Industry | Construction |
| Entry Date | 03 Sep 2016 |
| Source | http://www.washtimesherald.com/news/local_news/odon-town-council-busy-making-improvements/article_70628a0a-ab47-5f16-a52d-5d615ca26300.html |
