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Corydon council approves equipment, project funding and rejects single timber bid
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting the Corydon City Council approved multiple project and procurement actions — including a $5,175 sewer change order, a $1,999.55 transfer for a tornado siren, a $1,394 website contract, and a $17,351 skid-loader snow pusher — and rejected a single $1,800 timber bid for Corydon Lake.
The Corydon City Council approved a series of project and procurement actions at its Oct. 9 meeting that advance winterization, storm-warning and wastewater work, and municipal administration.
Key approvals included: • A $5,175 Change Order #3 for the sewer relining/repair project (motion by Dawn Christian; second Chase Clark; unanimous 5–0 vote). • A $1,999.55 transfer from Local Option Sales and Service Tax (LOSST) funds to complete the tornado siren project under Resolution 2025-019 (mover Kyle Hampton; second Bryan Wolfe; unanimous vote). • Authorization to issue a request for quotes for an 8×12 prefabricated maintenance shed at the South Lagoon, with project funds from the state revolving loan fund (motion by Kenny Holmes; second Chase Clark; unanimous vote). • Approval of a Municipal Impact website proposal for $1,394 ($450 one-time; $945 annual) (motion by Dawn Christian; second Chase Clark; unanimous vote). • Approval to purchase a skid-loader snow pusher for $17,351 to speed snow removal; staff plans to place the 2007 Chevy dump bed truck and snow plow out for bids (minimum bid $15,000) to offset purchase costs (motion by Kenny Holmes; second Bryan Wolfe; unanimous vote).
On Corydon Lake timber removal, the city received a single bid of $1,800 from Mahlon Yoder — $5,000 lower than a comparable package in 2023. Staff reported that Kenny Banks, who was informed of the bid, did not believe it was adequate; council voted to reject the single bid and directed staff to explore other removal options (motion by Dawn Christian; second Kyle Hampton; unanimous vote).
Context: Gibbs and staff noted the fire department pumper truck recently required $4,685 in emergency repairs and is over 21 years old; staff said pumper replacement should be a future budget priority. The RFQ for a maintenance shed will be funded through the state revolving loan fund and is intended to protect SAGR panels over winter.
Next steps: staff will issue the RFQ for the maintenance shed, process the sewer change order, complete the siren purchase using LOSST funds, and solicit additional options for tree removal at Corydon Lake.
