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Weirton secures $3.3M grant for Walnut Street water line; city advances multiple infrastructure projects
Summary
City Manager Michael Adams announced a $3.3 million state grant to complete the Walnut Street water-line replacement and provided progress updates on paving, the sanitary board and water-treatment projects; the council also approved a planning contract to guide downtown and parks revitalization.
City Manager Michael A. Adams told the Weirton City Council on May 11 that the city has been awarded a $3.3 million grant from the governor’s office to complete funding for the Walnut Street water-line replacement project. Adams said the award completes funding for the project and that the city will proceed with planned construction coordination.
Adams also updated council on erosion and slope-stability reviews underway with Thrasher Engineering for areas including Culler Road and the bottom of 12th Street, and on downtown redevelopment efforts for the former Elks building where the city will partner with the Business Development Corporation (BDC) to stabilize and weatherproof the structure using previously allocated demolition funds.
Public Works Superintendent Jeff Berry reported Phase Two paving in Ward 2 began ahead of schedule and that several streets are awaiting final top coat pending ADA curb-cut work. Utilities Director Butch Mastrantoni said the Sanitary Board project is approximately 98% complete and the Water Treatment Plant project about 85% complete, with final completion anticipated in July pending weather and concrete work. Chief Kevin Himmelrick confirmed a new fire truck has been placed into service; he said the truck had originally cost about $850,000 four years ago and that a comparable replacement now would cost roughly $1.4 million.
The council also authorized a $165,000 professional planning services contract with Environmental Planning & Design (EPD) to update the city’s comprehensive plan, prepare a parks and recreation master plan and advance a downtown revitalization plan. City staff indicated EPD will begin scope and timeline work with Planning and Development staff as next steps.
Next steps: staff will schedule contract execution and begin procurement and fieldwork where required; council received these reports and approved the planning contract and other related resolutions during the May 11 meeting.
