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Council approves immediate consideration and design agreement for Chestnut Street sidewalk improvements
Summary
The council suspended rules to consider and adopt a $95,424 design and engineering agreement with 3 Notch Group for decorative sidewalk improvements along Chestnut Street (6th–5th). The project is part of an 80/20 Alabama Department of Transportation match, with the state providing $800,000 and the city matching $408,257 overall.
Gadsden City Council on Nov. 10 granted immediate consideration to new business and adopted a resolution to enter a design and engineering agreement with 3 Notch Group for sidewalk improvements on Chestnut Street (between 6th and 5th). The project was presented as an expansion of the decorative sidewalks used on Broad Street to strengthen and enlarge the downtown historic district’s aesthetic.
Councilmember presentation said the sidewalk work is part of a larger program funded through an 80/20 match from the Alabama Department of Transportation: the state will provide $800,000 while the city’s total match across the program is $408,257. The specific agreement approved at the meeting is for $95,424 for design and engineering services. The council suspended the rules to consider the item under new business, then moved and adopted the resolution on a voice vote.
No engineering contract document beyond the design-agreement amount was attached to the public transcript.
