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City administrator outlines upcoming projects, grants and service issues including I‑49 Mechanic Street federal funding and Comcast fiber plan
Summary
City Administrator briefed the board on multiple infrastructure and service matters: federal grant funding for the I‑49/Mechanic Street project, airport tree-removal grant, upcoming stormwater and bridge projects in July, Comcast fiber deployment, and ongoing sanitary-project legal review.
The Harrisonville City Administrator updated the Board of Aldermen on several capital projects, grants and service events, including a federal grant for the I‑49 Mechanic Street project, start dates for two large construction projects in July, an airport tree-removal grant, and an ongoing legal review of a sanitary sewer contractor's missed deadlines.
The administrator said the city received federal funds covering a large share of the I‑49/Mechanic Street project: "we received 4,300,000.0 in federal funds for that. It's a $5,300,000 project," and staff is seeking cost-share with MoDOT to reduce the city's required match. The administrator clarified that I‑49/Mechanic Street is a MoDOT-owned road and the city is pursuing external funding to cover most of the work.
He also said two stormwater and bridge projects — the Jane Street and Blueberry water improvement stormwater project and the Ash Street bridge over Town Creek project — are scheduled to start in July. "We don't want 5,000 people trying to get into the park and Ash Street's closed," the administrator said, explaining why staff asked for a July start rather than mid-June.
On sanitation work, the administrator said the contractor for the South service area sanitary project is subject to liquidated damages for missed deadlines and that the matter is under legal review.
Regarding the airport, the administrator reported the city received a federal grant to remove trees near the airport: "we received a grant to 95, 5, federal grant for the trees that, FAA once cut down up and around the airport." (Note: grant percentage/format stated by staff in the meeting was unclear in the transcript and should be confirmed with city records.)
Other operational notes included: a hazardous-waste drop-off and brush event with 190 and 151 participants respectively; the municipal judge RFQ closed with five applicants and an upcoming mayoral appointment; and Comcast notified the city it plans to begin laying fiber throughout Harrisonville by the end of the month with a two‑to‑three‑year timetable.
Alderman Mills offered public thanks to MoDOT for recent sidewalk and intersection work on South Independence and South Commercial streets. The administrator also thanked public safety partners for staffing at a recent chamber luncheon.
No formal board action was taken on these updates; the items were presented as informational reports and for future follow-up where noted.
