More paperwork, documentation needed for grant applications
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By BETH ZUMWALT
The Pittsfield City Council heard from the city’s economic development director at the Tuesday, June 6, meeting. Ed Knight told the council the paperwork on grants was increasing in volume and details needed.
“For example if we are to use city employees on the work in the building next door and count that toward our match for the grant, we have to document every hour, every person is in that building,” Knight said. “It’s going to be a hassle, but we’re going to have to ask the guys to do it.”
Knight said the city currently has five open grants and the grant numbers assigned to those grants have to be on every thing they present.
The city again discussed what to do with the city’s growing number of fix or flatten properties.
“We can sell them online or through auction,” Mayor Gary Mendenhall, said. “Those who purchase the property would have one year to either remodel or clean up the property.”
Of particular concern is a 10-acre plot the city owns near the rear of the Farm and Home Store. The property is landlocked, but there is an easement for a road near Farm and Home. There is none off of the prison road as originally thought.
Work is expected to start on the Fair Street/Memorial Street intersection before the end of the month. The Pittsfield Police Chief told the mayor he has assigned an extra patrol to monitor the area.
The council also heard that the cost to fix the bridge on the Maysville Road is $363,000 if a pre-cast bridge is set, using a crane. Cost to pour concrete in place and make a bridge is $403,000.
Both plans call for improving the approach to the bridge.
After a brief closed session, the council voted to accept the resignation of Wade Howland of the street and alley department.
“We hired extra summer help this year,” Mendenhall said. “So we are not going to fill the position immediately.”
