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Public works committee reviews Clark Avenue brick rehab estimates; Shaw Building study funded
Summary
City project coordinator presented cost estimates for repairing or replacing brick paving on Clark Avenue; public works also discussed a new sidewalk project, zoning-fee updates and a Community Action Coalition grant to study the Shaw Building.
City project coordinator Joe Geis told Shelby City Council’s public-works committee that replacing or repairing the brick section of Clark Avenue will be substantially more expensive than a small targeted repair.
Geis said a contractor’s estimate for a roughly 400-square-foot test patch was about $16,000. Scaling that to the full brick section — about 11,700 square feet by his measurement — produced an estimated cost of about $468,000 if the existing bricks cannot be reused. An engineering estimate for fully removing the bricks, installing a proper base, new curbs and an underdrain was about $300,000. Geis said many of the original bricks are crumbling and would not be reusable, and council members asked for clarification on whether the higher figure included base work and gutters.
The public-works report also covered an early-stage sidewalk project on Mickey Road to install sidewalks from Myrtle Drive to the reservoir; Geis said engineers are working on the design but that funding for the sidewalk was not included in currently allocated money and the city will need to identify funding sources.
Council discussed zoning fees that have not been updated since 1991 and indicated that fee adjustments are likely to come forward; Councilman Ross noted postage and filing costs that are absorbed by the city today.
Community and Economic Development Committee report
Councilman Kuppler reported that the Shelby CAC (Community Action Coalition) received a Vibrant Communities pre-planning grant; the CAC will match $20,000 and use the funding to study what work is needed to redevelop the Shaw Building on Main Street and produce a pre-planning redevelopment plan. Kuppler also highlighted library programming, including a voter-education class series running Thursdays, Feb. 20–March 20 from 6–8 p.m.
Council asked staff for more detailed cost breakdowns and for the engineering estimates and contractor proposals to be returned to a future meeting so members could compare repair-versus-replace options and assess funding sources.
