Princeton City Council is making progress on renovating the City-County Park by accepting a bid for the ball fields project and giving approval to advertise for sealed bids on the fence project and the project to renovate the tennis courts.
At the previous city council meeting, action on the field renovation project was postponed to allow for a fair comparison of bids. At Monday night’s meeting, Mayor Brock Thomas provided the council with information on the bid from Watson Excavating & Farms, which totaled $22,525.
click to download audioNext, he shared the renovation project specifics and the bid amount received from Go Green Lawn Care, totaling more than $24,000.
click to download audioMayor Thomas recommended accepting the lowest bid from Watson Excavating & Farms, which was unanimously approved by the council.
In other unfinished business, Thomas outlined the specifics of Project 3, which involves two options for the fence work. He highlighted the importance of having two choices so that the council could assess the costs and determine the best and safest option for the community. The City Council authorized the mayor to advertise for sealed bids for Project 3, with bids being accepted until 4 pm on March 18th.
The council further granted the mayor permission to solicit bids for converting the tennis courts into pickleball courts. Following some discussion with council members, Mayor Thomas decided to modify the renovation project to a combination of both tennis and pickleball courts. Sealed bids for this project will also be accepted until March 18th.
Under new business, Mayor Thomas introduced a proposal from the recently hired Animal Control Officer Kevin Lane for the acquisition of an animal control vehicle.
click to download audioThomas proposed utilizing the surplus funds from the Excursion sale for the purchase of the used van for the animal control officer with a price tag of $4,399 — a suggestion that received unanimous approval from the city council.
In other action, the council approved a request from Princeton Police Chief Chris King to declare two 2016 Dodge Chargers as surplus.
