Speedway council approves contractor payments, equipment purchase and library spending; multiple items pass unanimously

The Town of Speedway Town Council on Nov. 10 unanimously approved a slate of routine and project-related items, including contractor payments and authorizations intended to keep multiple infrastructure and public-safety projects on schedule.

Council approved Pay Request No. 3 to Oakhole Incorporated for the Carfordsville Road pedestrian improvement project in the amount of $378,635.29, with Grant Kleinines, the town manager, reporting roughly $1.4 million remains under contract to be paid at project completion (estimated Dec. 1).

The council also approved Change Order No. 2 for the Crawfordsville Road pedestrian project, a $47,079 addition to install a new manhole concrete structure near Thornton’s gas station. Grant said the line is owned by the City of Indianapolis and that the manhole improves access for maintenance; he added the change order keeps the overall project about $7,000 under the original bid.

Resolution No. 2025-18, authorizing a sole-source purchase of 45 tasers from Axon for the police department, passed on a unanimous voice vote. Grant described the purchase as part of a capital improvement package tied to recently adopted body cameras and cited interoperability and training continuity as reasons for a sole-source award. "They don't use them all that often, but it's something that we have to have at our disposal," Grant said.

Council approved Resolution No. 2025-19 to transfer a small triangular parcel adjacent to 10th Street to the Indianapolis Department of Public Works to facilitate the Eagle Creek Greenway project; Grant estimated the parcel’s value to be under $10,000 and said the transfer clears a hurdle for Indianapolis to go to bid.

Officials also approved Ordinance 14-18 to appropriate $500,000 for the Speedway Public Library’s HVAC work after opening and closing a public hearing with no public speakers, and they approved a memorandum of understanding allowing the library to participate in the town’s self-insured health plan (the MOU reflects increased rates). Claims and adjustments for the town were approved; Philip Faust, the clerk‑treasurer, reported claims totaling $1,623,083.22 and additional self-insurance claims of $30,144.87.

Most recorded votes on the evening were unanimous (5–0). A separate motion to reissue a $500 check to Hansard Polygraph Services for preemployment screening lacked a second and failed; a councilor later noted an ongoing investigation as the reason leadership chose not to advance that item for a vote.

What comes next: several projects cited timelines that call for final work and potential bids before year end or in early 2026 (project-specific timelines were reported by town staff).