I would say Merry Christmas, but I’m two days late for that. Oh well, still early enough to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
It’s snowing right now, and we’re supposed to get 3-5″ tonight, so be careful out there.
Catching up with a little township news:
The new fire station/administrative building is quickly nearing completion. The exterior is done except for landscaping and the final layer of asphalt on the driveways and parking lots, two things that have to wait for spring, and the interior looks better everyday. There is paint on the walls, tile on (some of) the floors, heat and electricity – almost all the amenities of home. We still need sprinkler systems in some of the rooms, carpeting, furniture, and more. It will probably be February before we move in, with an open house to follow.
We have a new stainless steel bed dumptruck/snow plow in the road department. The stainless steel bed should keep it from rusting out from the salt. The truck was paid for primarily with reimbursement funds from FEMA for our expenses following Hurricane Ike. Kudos to Fiscal Officer Melanie Cochran for keeping such good records, enabling us to document and claim the expenses.
The $1.325 million grant for the Styer Rd. Bridge Project is being moved up to the first half of next year. The county engineer has already started preparations for it, and plans to tear the bridge out over the creek as soon as school is out in June. He hopes to have it back open before school starts back up in the fall. It will be another summer of inconvenient driving in the area, but that bridge really needs replaced. We will also be paving Styer, Stratmore, Lemay, and Weinland, and replacing catch basins, curbs and gutters, and fire hydrants. This project should really spruce the plat up.
The township’s annual closeout meeting will be held thisTuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the township building, 11300 W. National Rd. This meeting is required to close the books for one year and prepare for the new one. We do so in strong financial standing.
May the peace of the season keep your house warm and your family close.
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