FARMINGTON -- Farmington City Council approved two resolutions last week to use state monies for two street projects.
The first project is 100 percent funded through the State Aid City Streets program and is an overlay of Rheas Mill Road from Main Street to the city limits.
The second project would provide money to begin design work to improve Double Springs Road from the Rheas Mill intersection to Main Street. The city has to make a $5,000 engineering deposit to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department for this project.
After the design work is finished, the highway department will submit the project to be considered for the State Aid City Streets program. The estimated cost of improving this section of Double Springs Road is $302,000 and the state would pay a maximum of $250,000 toward the costs with the city responsible for any balance.
The council also called a May 12 public hearing on a petition from Oakland Farms for the city to abandon street right of way located at the end of Bonnie Lane. Oakland Farms already owns lots on both sides of the right of way and the city does not plan to extend the street, said Melissa McCarville, city business manager.
She said the right of way was dedicated with the subdivision's original plat and is 100 feet long and 50 feet wide. The land around the right of way is zoned commercial.
McCarville reminded council members that they approved a similar petition last year for a right of way on Terry Street.
Alderman Bobby Morgan wondered about access to the Oakland Farms property from Bonnie Lane and McCarville said the city does not want commercial traffic going through the subdivision.
"Absolutely not," Mayor Ernie Penn told Morgan.
In other action, the council accepted a low bid of $116,230 from Hutchens Construction Company Inc., of Cassville, Mo., to pave Holland Drive from East Ralston Street to Wolfdale Road. A larger project to pave Holland from East Main Street to Wolfdale would have cost $183,616 but the council decided to go with the smaller project and use the savings for other street improvements this year.
The council also approved an ordinance concerning grading, erosion control and storm-water pollution prevention. The manual detailing these requirements is available at City Hall.
Other business included removing 19 old mobile radios from police department inventory and approving an annual employment contract with Farmington School District for a school resource officer.
General News on 04/23/2014