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Commission OKs CDBG trail contract and grants first reading to Perkins Building alcohol exemption
Summary
Commissioners awarded a $677,420.39 contract for a CDBG-funded trail extension and approved first reading of an ordinance to allow alcohol service inside the Perkins Building for an October event; tourism director Wyatt Starnes answered questions about the event plan.
The Coffeyville City Commission approved several smaller but tangible items affecting recreation and tourism on Tuesday.
A construction contract for the CDBG multiuse trail extension was authorized. Thomas Osborne, deputy director of public works, told commissioners the project will extend the existing trail north to tie into LeClaire Park and is funded with up to $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant money plus a local match from the transportation sales tax. The low bid was Cone Construction Services at $677,420.39; the commission approved authorization to execute the contract.
Separately, the commission granted first reading to Ordinance S-24-04, allowing Visit Coffeyville to serve alcohol inside the Perkins Building for the Visit Coffeyville Haunted History Tour on a specified October date between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Wyatt Starnes, director of tourism for the Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce, said service would be limited to the building interior and would not be taken onto public sidewalks during the tour.
Outcome: Commissioners approved the CDBG trail contract and advanced the Perkins Building alcohol exemption with a first-reading vote. Staff noted that construction inspection services were previously approved and that trail lighting and future extensions are subjects for later planning.
