April Showers

Posted by City Administration on Apr 16, 2011 in Blog | 3 comments

Here it is-the middle of April and I haven’t written this blog yet. I am not sure where the time goes-but I know it goes rather quickly!
Our community and county was shaken to the core with the sudden deaths of three. One a young man just beginning his journey to adulthood, another a man given to serve others and another who struggled to maintain his sense of stability. These deaths hurt. We have many struggling to make sense of any of it or all of it. Certainly my thoughts and prayers go out to those more directly affected by these losses.
On a lighter note-the City Council has accepted the bids for the remodeling of the former Corner Drug building. The construction will be done by LDL Builders, the electrical will be done by Gary Bain, the plumbing by Dave Goldman and the heating and cooling by Myles Miller. We are hoping to be moved in late July or August. The demolition was done by employees of the city. The asbestos has been removed and we are ready to proceed with construction!! We hope to add pictures to this web site when there is something to take a picture of! I will be happy to answer questions or give tours when it doesn’t affect the progress of the contractors.
We are planning to work on sidewalks and streets this summer. Streets that will be getting needed attention include May Street, Keokuk Street, and Warren Street. These streets have water lines in the middle of the street, therefore the water lines will be moved to the terraces before repaving. We also hope to address the intersection of Pershing Blvd and Adair Street.
Sidewalk reconstruction will begin shortly. Those homeowners getting new sidewalks will be receiving a letter outling what will be done and an estimate of costs to the homeowner. This is a very popular program with some citizens very anxious to get their sidealks redone. I am glad. There are sidewalks all over the city that need attention. The Street Committee selected to begin the program at the square and work out from there.

As always there is more to say, but for now I will just say, If you have questions, please call the Clerk’s office at 622-3080. We work for you and what we do is open for questioning and comments.