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City manager: in-house shoring could save Acworth roughly $900,000; multiple projects, appointments and an executive session announced
Summary
City Manager Mr. Albright told the council an in-house shoring plan for North Side Drive could cost under $300,000 versus a contractor estimate near $1.2 million, freeing funds to finish paving. He also updated the council on street, park and utility projects, appointments, and said the board entered an executive session on real estate before adjourning.
City Manager Mr. Albright told the Acworth City Council that an in-house approach to the shoring work on North Side Drive will likely cost under $300,000, compared with an outside contractor estimate near $1.2 million, and that completing the shoring will allow the city to finish paving on a lengthy project. He said bids for shoring materials will open April 8 and that in-house crews will assist with the work.
Albright provided multiple other updates: staff are in utility review with CSX for track-adjacent retaining walls; cores pulled in the Dallas Landing area indicate missing or compromised subbase in some streets and may require full-depth reclamation rather than a simple mill-and-overlay; a downtown streetscape lighting plan is nearing completion with adjustments to move fixtures off sidewalks; and the city is moving toward an intergovernmental agreement with the county to take a SPLOST referendum forward in mid-April.
He also announced routine agenda items: oaths of office (Corporal Stevenson Camille), contracts reauthorizing two contracted park attendants for Dallas Landing and Proctor Landing, a field-day permit request from the Kah-Kahuchi Amateur Radio Club, a contractor agreement for soccer instruction at the sports complex, and a vendor change for kayak/canoe rentals after the top-ranked vendor sought a different revenue split.
On economic development, Albright said Caldwell Insulation has received its certificate of occupancy and that the job recruitment tied to that project could involve about 550 positions across multiple sites; staff continue to work on redevelopment proposals for the former Acme Lumber building and Target renovation on Highway 41. He told the council the city may need to purchase a roughly 1-megawatt transformer for the Alatuna Gateway apartments to support an anticipated load.
The manager reported progress on the real-time crime center low-voltage installation and said the city aims to begin a PTV education rollout on April 1. Albright also noted a reappointment coming before the council: Scott Firestein to the Lake Authority. The council then took a motion to move into executive session to discuss real estate matters, returned, and voted to adjourn.
No formal votes on ordinances or contracts were recorded in this meeting beyond scheduling and consent placement; the executive-session item was taken by voice vote and no details from the closed session were disclosed.
