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Friday, March 08, 1996     Page:

Meetings
   
Council nears awarding of road construction bids
    A three-phase project to repave deteriorating roads and build sidewalks and
curbs in the Honey Pot section might be completed as early as spring of 1997,
   
city officials saidJoseph Zakrzewski, program manager for Nanticoke
Community Development, said during a public hearing Thursday that council
expects to award bids to complete the second phase of the three-phase project
during the next regular meeting on April 4. He said he expects the work will
begin about three weeks after the bid is awarded.
   
The second phase includes the repaving and construction of curbs along a
2,000-foot section of Garfield Street. The city will use a $479,000 federal
community development block grant on the second phase of the project.
   
“That road is in bad shape,” Zakrzewski said after the hearing. “You can’t
even drive an inch without hitting a major crater.”
   
The public hearing was held prior to the regular City Council meeting to
inform residents about progress in the project and to allow residents to air
their views. No residents were in attendance at the hearing. Zakrzewski blamed
the weather, not the lack of interest which kept residents from attending. He
said city officials plan to meet again with residents of the Honey Pot section
before the work begins. No date has been set for that meeting.
   
Zakrzewski said the city has not been informed as to how much money will be
allocated for the third phase of the project which includes work to seven
streets in the Honey Pot section. He said he expects the grant will be awarded
for about the same amount that was awarded for the second phase. He said the
final phase could start as early as the fall of this year, but will likely
begin during the spring of 1997. Residents of the Honey Pot section have
complained for years about the deteriorating roads.
   
During the regular meeting, council:
   
Voted unanimously to begin researching the feasibility of employing a
business administrator for the city. Council member Walter Januszeski Jr., who
proposed the idea said the business administrator would be responsible for
managing all departments.
   
“We need an individual with experience in all facets of municipal
government,” Januszeski said.