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Board of Works Meeting Minutes 8/22/2011

BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY

AUGUST 22, 2011                            10:00 A.M.

 

DIRECTOR DAVIS OPENED THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY.

 

DIRECTOR DAVIS MOVED TO APPROVE ALL CLAIMS, PAYROLL, GENERAL, WATER AND SEWER, DATE AUGUST 15, 2011 TO AUGUST 22, 2011.

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND                                AYE VOTE 2-0

 

DIRECTOR DAVIS ANNOUNCED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE HOMEOWNER IMPROVEMENT GRANT.

 

JOYCE McCARTY, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE C D B G HOMEOWNER REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT THAT THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE RECEIVED.  THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THIS GRANT WAS $250,000.00.  SHE SAID 12 HOMES WERE ASSISTED AND ALL HOMES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THE STATE INSPECTION HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED AS OF JULY 13, 2011.  THERE WERE 3 HOMES THAT HAD ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED THE CONTRACTOR HAS CORRECTED ALL THOSE ISSUES AND DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE STATE.  WE HAD OUR FINAL CLEARANCE LETTER ON THE STATE INSPECTION AS OF JULY 18, 2011.                                                                                

 

MRS. McCARTY GAVE A LISTING OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE.

 

  1.  SIDING                 4
  2. GUTTERS              5
  3. WINDOWS           70
  4. TUB/SHOWER       3
  5. SINK/FAUCET       3
  6. FLOORING            6
  7. DOORS                  8
  8. RAILINGS              5
  9. REFRIGERATOR    3
  10. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS     9
  11. FURNACE              7
  12. A/C UNITS             8
  13. HOT WATER HEATERS     2
  14. SOFFIT AND OVERHANG  6
  15. ROOF                     5
  16. PORCH/STOOP      7
  17. CEILING                 4
  18. ELECTRICAL UPDATE       3

 SHE SAID THE ONLY THING THEY ARE WAITING ON NOW IS THE I H C D A AUDIT, THE STATE AUDIT.

      ATTORNEY COPENHAVER SAID TO LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE PRESENT.

 

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.

DIRECTOR DAVIS: SECOND.