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January 12, 2010

Easements approved for Greenway

By Jesse Davis

GOSHEN, Ind — The end is slowly coming into sight for phase V of the Maple City Greenway.

The Board of Public Works and Safety accepted 15 easements within the city and an additional six from the county for the final leg of the bicycle/pedestrian trail during its meeting Monday afternoon. That leg will travel along Wilden Avenue from Georgia Street to Indiana Avenue, where it will curve south in front of the west side of Oakridge Cemetery, through the cemetery along its south side to Rock Run Creek.

The board also approved two agreements with Troyer Group for local projects. The company will provide engineering services for plans and specifications for the rehabilitation of the Murray Street Bridge at a cost of approximately $25,000, and provide consulting services for the millrace powerhouse restoration project at a cost of $60,000.



In other business

• Sub recipients for the first round of grants from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program were approved. Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County will complete all new construction, while LaCasa Inc. will take care of acquisition, rehabilitation, demolition and disposition activities. The city received a $2.16 million grant from the first round.

• Bids were opened for millrace canal bank excavation, with Indianapolis-based HIS Constructors submitting a bid of $69,735 and Fort Wayne-based Lawrence Construction submitting a bid of $75,462.

• Cpt. Sandra Snyder of the Goshen Police Department will now serve as a detective, in charge of evidence, after achieving a higher test score than the only other applicant for the position.

The position was formerly held by Jose Miller, who was appointed adjutant by Chief Wade Branson when he took over the department. Replacing Snyder as the afternoon captain will be Joe Brown, the former adjutant under Chief Gary Penland.

Next week’s board of works meeting will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m.

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