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Lebanon Board of Works approves street closure for Fan Jam, parking for blood drives; tables park storage change order
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Lebanon Board of Works approved a temporary street closure for an NCAA 'Fan Jam' and five parking-space closures for scheduled blood drives, opened 2026 DPW supply bids, and tabled a change order for Abner Longley Park storage building until Jan. 26.
The Lebanon Board of Works and Safety on Jan. 12 approved a temporary street closure for a downtown NCAA "Fan Jam" and several parking-space closures for scheduled blood drives, opened annual Department of Public Works supply bids and delayed action on a park storage building change order.
Chief Morgan told the board that the Lebanon Police Department has responded to 770 calls for service since Jan. 1 and made 15 arrests. "Since January 1, the Lebanon Police Department has responded to 770 calls for service, and a total of 15 people were arrested," Morgan said. He added that LPD filed 14 crash reports and submitted two handgun-carry permits to the state for final approval.
Fire Chief Batts said Lebanon Fire answered 368 emergency calls and logged 699 training hours over the reporting period. He praised Captain Sam Doherty for completing a Fire Officer III certification and said that trench-rescue equipment has been ordered; crews now expect to have the trench-rescue program operational around Feb. 1.
Planning and plant official Ben Pottager gave year-end permit figures and explained a dip in single-family permits that he attributed to lot availability and a temporary pause on new residential construction tied to water availability. "Last year in 2024, we issued 154 new single-family home permits. In 2025, we're at 63," Pottager said, adding that commercial permitting rose to about 2.5 million square feet in 2025 from about 1.9 million in 2024. He reported permit-fee collections of roughly $480,000 in 2024 and about $436,000 in 2025 and said road-impact fee receipts dropped from about $830,000 to about $340,000.
On new business, Sarah, an event coordinator with Heart of Lebanon, requested a temporary closure of Washington Street between State Road 39 and the alley near 4 Finger Distillery for the Fan Jam on Saturday, with the closure covering the crosswalk and running 10 a.m.–3 p.m. The board approved the request by voice vote after clarifying barricade and pedestrian arrangements.
Missy Cruellick, also with Heart of Lebanon, asked the board to reserve five parking spaces on South Meridian Street for downtown blood drives on Feb. 3, Apr. 7, Jun. 9, Aug. 11 and Nov. 10; the board approved the closures and asked for copies of the organizers’ on-screen materials.
Engineering opened the 2026 DPW annual supply bids — intended to set unit prices for materials and services used across city operations — and logged four bidders: Wilson Contracting LLC; Triangle Asphalt Paving Corporation; CE MacLean County LLC; and JEG Enterprises LLC (for seeding/topsoil). Kevin Krolick said the submissions will be reviewed and award recommendations returned at a future meeting.
A requested change order for the Abner Longley Park storage building renovations was tabled because complete documentation arrived late; the board voted to take that item up at the Jan. 26 meeting. The board also approved routine claims and adjourned; the next meeting is scheduled for Jan. 26 at 6:15 p.m.
Meeting materials and follow-ups: engineering staff said they will circulate bid-review recommendations and planning staff said they will provide more detailed permit and code-enforcement reports to the board and council members.
