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Bowling Green commissioners approve grant awards, contracts and purchases including greenway, sidewalks, transit buses and public-safety equipment
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Summary
At the Feb. 17 meeting the Board approved multiple municipal orders: grant awards for Bryant Way Greenway and 333 Springs Road sidewalks, KYTC carbon-reduction funds for the Scottsville Road multi-use path, change orders and purchases for parks, transit buses and public-safety systems, and multiple equipment and capital maintenance contracts.
The Bowling Green Board of Commissioners approved a slate of municipal orders on Feb. 17 covering grants, capital purchases and maintenance contracts.
Grants and capital projects: Commissioners approved a $361,300 grant award from the Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet to support the Bryant Way Greenway project (Municipal Order 2026-29), contingent on a matching TAP grant; staff said the full project is about $1.5 million and the city's local match would be roughly 5% ($19,000) if the TAP award is received. The board also approved $104,500 for the 333 Springs Road sidewalk project (Municipal Order 2026-30).
Transportation and pedestrian safety: The commission accepted $76,920 in Kentucky Transportation Cabinet carbon-reduction funds for the Scottsville Road multi-use path right-of-way work (Municipal Order 2026-31) and approved Change Order No. 2 to QK4 Inc. for $96,150, bringing that project estimate to $477,672 total (Municipal Order 2026-32). Commissioners emphasized pedestrian safety in the corridor.
Public safety and operations: The board authorized a one-dollar-per-year lease of four Harley-Davidson police motorcycles from Motorsports of Bowling Green Inc. (Municipal Order 2026-34) and approved annual Motorola Premier1 CAD maintenance for $123,165 (Municipal Order 2026-37).
Parks and public works: The commission approved purchase and installation of solar lighting for Lovers Lane soccer complex and Reservoir Hill playground ($98,108, Municipal Order 2026-38) and the purchase of seven above-ground storage tanks ($111,579.01, Municipal Order 2026-39). A $200,000 pavement-preservation pilot was approved under RFP 202630 (Municipal Order 2026-40) using two vendors to treat roughly 10 miles of neighborhood streets to extend pavement life.
Transit and facilities: The board approved the purchase of two cutaway GOBG transit buses through cooperative purchasing for $315,940 (Municipal Order 2026-36) and awarded a roof replacement for Fire Station No. 4, not to exceed $175,000 (Municipal Order 2026-41).
Personnel and property: Commissioners moved to reappoint Corey Fugate to a parks facility maintainer position (Municipal Order 2026-28) and accepted a donated 4.2-acre tract in the Kentucky Trimodal TransPark to aid stormwater management and salt storage (Municipal Order 2026-35).
All items on the consent agenda and municipal orders described above were approved by roll-call votes during the Feb. 17 meeting. Items that drew particular discussion included the Scottsville Road multi-use path change order and the pavement preservation pilot, for which staff described goals and anticipated mileages of treatment.
