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Kokomo Board approves cleanup entries, maintenance contracts, and multiple pay estimates
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Board of Public Works and Safety authorized city crews to enter three properties for cleanup, accepted specifications and advertising for the 2025 weed-cutting season, approved equipment and road-contract payments, and approved claims totaling $2,038,970.64.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Kokomo on Feb. 12 approved a series of routine maintenance contracts, pay estimates and property-cleanup actions, and authorized advertising for the city’s 2025 weed-cutting season.
The actions carry immediate operational effects for city maintenance and ongoing construction projects. Board approvals included permission for city crews to enter three private properties for abatement, authorization to solicit bids for the annual weed-cutting contract, the purchase of cemetery equipment, a sole-source asphalt rejuvenator application, a Sparks Road change order and related pay estimates, and multiple contractor payments and claims.
All properties listed for abatement — 303 E. North St., 405 E. Haven St., and 511 S. Washington St. — “have been abated by our office,” a Building and Code Services staff member said during the meeting, and the board voted to allow city crews to enter those parcels to remove the remaining items. The board opened a public hearing on the addresses, received no comments, closed the hearing and approved the entry request.
The board accepted specificatio…
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