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Kenosha council approves permits, contracts and a $9.43 million dispersal in routine business
Summary
The council unanimously approved a string of permits, appointments and public-works acceptances on Feb. 18, including a $9,426,838.42 dispersal, a $6.2 million final contract acceptance for 20th Avenue reconstruction and awards for park improvements; an Uptown Library roof rebid was rejected.
The Kenosha Common Council voted on a set of routine but substantive items on Feb. 18, approving licenses, contracts and finance actions recommended by committees.
Highlights of the meeting’s actions included:
- Finance: The council concurred with a finance committee recommendation to approve dispersion of funds totaling $9,426,838.42 (M1); the motion carried 15–0.
- Public works: The council accepted final completion of the 20th Avenue Reconstruction Uptown project, with a final contract amount of $6,203,672.08 paid to Lalonde Contractors Inc., and accepted other public-works completions and change orders as presented (N items).
- Parks and contracts: The Roosevelt Park sports-court improvements were awarded to KR Contractors LLC for $110,628 (K1). The council also approved a pond-management contract limited to specified city ponds (L1).
- Procurement: The Uptown Library roof replacement re-bid was rejected after Historic Preservation Commission concerns; the council voted to deny the bids so the project can be reworked and rebid (K2).
- Licenses and permits: The council concurred with licenses and cabaret permits and approved conditional-use items B2 (shelter addition at 4314 39th Avenue) and B3 (tattoo/body-piercing business at 7611 Pershing Boulevard) after public hearings; motions carried.
Most items were routine committee recommendations approved by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several alderpersons asked clarifying questions about scope and locations during the meeting; no contested roll calls were recorded in the transcript for these items.
