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City manager: crews respond to major snow event; culvert and intersection projects to go to bid
Summary
City Manager Lance told council that coordinated snow operations and mutual preparedness limited disruption after a large snow event; he also said bids will be advertised soon for the Fairfield Avenue culvert replacement and the Knollve Drive intersection project, and reported a water leak that lost about 371,000 gallons.
City Manager Lance told the Columbiana City Council on Feb. 3 that city departments mounted a coordinated response to a large snow event and that crews continue cleanup operations.
Lance said departments worked under a temporary snow ban and used an interim snow-dump site at the former Cochran lot on Main Street to make the response more efficient. He told council the city's salt supplies and crews were sufficient for the winter, and he praised police and public works for coordinating vehicle moves and plowing operations.
Lance described several capital projects moving toward procurement. He said the city placed emergency legislation to advertise for bids for the Fairfield Avenue culvert replacement and the Knollve Drive intersection project and that road-widening work from Best Western north to Belleria is pending final review by the state department of transportation (ODOT) before bidding. He also reported ongoing stormwater construction behind the Sittler/printing area and said contractors are progressing despite cold weather.
On utilities, Lance said the water crew located and repaired a leak on Bittersweet that had been releasing an estimated 371,000 gallons over roughly 32 hours; crews worked late into the evening to fix the break. He noted electric work at Red Brick Commons Phase 3 and that park crews removed decades of accumulated playground mulch (about 55 dump-truck loads) to prepare for new equipment.
Lance also summarized outreach and grant coordination: meetings with federal and state representatives to pursue funding opportunities, discussions with Efficiency Smart (Bob Golden) for an energy project update, and Project Playground fundraising (more than $45,000 raised toward a $135,000 Memorial Day goal).
Council asked no follow-up questions during the report. The manager's statements in the council packet and minutes were informational; several items on procurement were forwarded as emergency ordinances discussed later in the meeting.
