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Clounie Landscaping of Huntington will continue as contractor for Warsaw's downtown "streetscape" project.
The Warsaw Board of Works Friday approved the Clounie bid of $155,000 to add paving blocks, landscaped beds along with trees and plants on Buffalo Street (from Market Street to Main Street) this summer. The planters also will have electrical outlets installed.
Pioneer Associates of Leo also bid $155,745 for the project.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said the cumulative capital development account has $150,000 for the project and the city council will be asked to transfer an additional $5,000 for the project. He reminded the works members that the city has requested $30,000 from the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns to help fund the project. The grant awards have not yet been announced.
The streetscape is to be completed no later than June 17.
The board also:
• Reviewed advertisements for bids for an equipment lease for the Pierce 100-foot aerial platform fire truck costing $536,000, and for three 2005 Sterling L7500 single-axle dump trucks with snow plows costing $203,082.
• Approved tuition costs of $100 for fire department employee Josh Engler to attend first responder classes at the Pierceton Fire Department.
• Renewed a contract with Underwriters Laboratories Inc. to inspect ground ladders for $2.10 per linear foot, as requested by the fire department.
• Approved a contract renewal with Verizon Wireless for an additional two years with no rate changes or plan changes and nine new cellular phones.
• Approved Carl Wireman to teach a two-year certification course for basic first aid and CPR for city employees. Costs are $27 per employee.
• Approved the bid from Deeds Equipment for an asphalt "hot box." The equipment is used to keep asphalt hot while patching potholes. Deed's price for a 2005 30-gallon Keizer-Morris unit and extras was given as $18,185. A quote from Brown Equipment Co. for a 2005 Spaulding "hot patcher" was $24,095.
• Approved entertainment contracts with Melodie Halvorsen, The Truth in Jazz, for $1,000 to perform Aug. 19 and with Bonnie Elberson for Summit City Chorus and Tons of Harmony Chorus for $1,200 to perform July 1. The contracts were requested by the parks department for the Friday Evening Concert Series.
The board also approved four other service contracts as requested by the parks department: with TruGreen Chemlawn for tree and shrub service at Municipal, Kiddieland and McKinley Parks in the amount of $9,674.50; with Signature Tree Co for treat cottony-cushion maple scale disease for $3,246; with Maple City Fire Protection Inc. to upgrade the hood fire extinguisher system in the kitchen area of the Senior Activities Center for $2,400; and with Trinity Lock Service to provide and install lever-type door handles and trim to three outside doors at Center Lake Pavilion for $1,120.
• Approved four travel requests for police personnel: Tony Faucett, Joe Stanley and Mike Cox.
• Approved hiring Frank Grose as part time grounds keeper at the Oakwood Cemetery.
• Approved a lease agreement with Harley-Davidson for a 2005 motorcycle for police department use The city will pay for licenses and registration of the motorcycle and be responsible for all equipment.
• Heard that police chief Steve Foster and traffic commissioner Kip Shuter will testify before a House committee regarding the red light camera legislation in Indianapolis Monday.
Board of works members are Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Jerry Patterson and Charlie Smith.
