By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Sure signs spring is just around the ol’ corner:
1. Potholes are plentiful and…
2. Decatur’s street sweeper is awakening from a long winter.
City Operations Manager Jeremy Gilbert told city council Tuesday night that “potholes are popping up by the minute” and the street department is filling them as fast as they are found.
To report a pothole, call 724-3356, Gilbert said.
Meanwhile, the city’s street sweeper “has made its debut and will be out every day” for the time being, according to Gilbert.
“There is a lot of dirt out there; a lot of ‘winter’,” he added.
SEAL THE DEAL: The board of works accepted a proposal from Pavement Solutions for this year’s crack sealing program for city streets.
The city will pay 44 cents per square yard for some 113,00 square yards of sealing, just over $50,000 total, according to Gilbert.
That 44-cent quote has continued since 2016! With Decatur, Berne and Geneva going together, volume pricing is gained.
“You don’t see that very often,” Decatur Mayor Dan Rickord said, referring to a jprice quote being the same since 2016.
BID BUNCH: Bids for street materials were opened, then turned over to Gilbert for review.
There were five bidders.
