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Council committees give do-pass recommendations on lighting, sidewalks, software and fire equipment; several procurement items approved
Summary
Public Works and Finance committees on Nov. 18 recommended approval of ordinances covering street lighting, sidewalks, a neighborhood cleanup contract (amended to $300,000), dispatch software, boiler replacements, bunker gear and a parts PO increase; most measures passed committee with unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
Fort Wayne Common Council committees on Nov. 18 advanced a series of procurement and capital-improvement measures addressing street lighting and neighborhood infrastructure, public-safety equipment, and contract awards.
In Public Works, traffic engineer Phil LaBrass described ordinance S-25-11-04, a $156,565 contract with Kissinger Electric to install 37 Town & Country LED lights along Burgess Street and St. Mary's Avenue in the Nebraska neighborhood; the committee voted 8-0 to recommend passage. Community Development’s PJ Thuringer presented S-25-11-14, a $276,059.90 contract with Malott Contracting Inc. for the Kinsmore–Fairfield sidewalk and lighting enhancement project (27 new streetlights and…
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