East Southern Avenue detention pond project approved to go to bid

By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com

The Bucyrus City Council took the next step into the East Southern Avenue detention pond project Tuesday night.

While the Crawford County Fair Board, as well as a few members of Bucyrus City Council, had some issues with the project during the December 14 joint committee meetings, council passed the measure unanimously that would allow the Service-Safety Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract not exceeding $592,000 with the lowest and best qualified bidder for the project.

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While the East Southern Avenue detention pond project has been given the green light to go to bid, the Mary, Crawford, Perry storm separation project, which needed to be retroactively approved, was stalled until Thursday’s joint committee meeting of Bucyrus City Council. While the bid for the project has already come in, auditor Joyce Schifer requested the actual numbers; however, those couldn’t be procured at the time of the Finance Committee meeting held prior to the council meeting Tuesday night.

The Bucyrus City Council approved the budget for 2017, which carries a grand total for all funds to operate the city at $30,300,232.32.

While approving the forecasted budget for next year, council also approved amendments to the 2016 budget.

The Bucyrus Public Library requested that Sandy Shields, whose term expires at the end of 2016, be approved for another three year term on the Bucyrus Public Library Board of Trustees. Council placed the matter into the Economic Development Committee.

The Bucyrus Planning Commission requested zoning code changes for Avita Health System and Hometown Garage. Both requests were transferred to the Platting Committee.

In Mayor Jeff Reser’s report to council, he reported on Congressman Jim Jordan’s most recent trip to the county seat, as well as congratulating Tom and Casey Cathcart and family for their write up in TRAINS Magazine about their Bucyrus Rail Car business.