By Steven Spencer
The Hardin Village Board decided to not move forward with plans to renovate the Inmanville bridge after they were rejected during a recent state inspection.
During the Wednesday, Oct. 11, board meeting Mayor Hurley said without being able to renovate the bridge, the cost to rebuild is higher than originally anticipated for the project.
“The Inmanville bridge came back at almost a half a million dollars,” Hurley said. “The state rejected the offer to renovate it, too far gone. They said if you’re going to put a bridge there you’re going to have to replace it.”
Hurley added that renovations were approved by the state around 2017 but the most recent inspection from the state determined the bridge was simply beyond repair.
With the cost to replace the bridge being so high, the board said they’re pretty much left with the option to leave it or take it out. After a brief discussion, the board decided unanimously to leave the bridge alone and continue to apply for grants for the bridge project.
“We had every intention to replace that bridge,” Hurley said. “But we didn’t get approval for enough money.”
With about $160,000 now not being used on the Inmanville project, the board agreed to transfer the funds to be used on the Poor Farm Hollow project that the village is working one with the county.
