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Wednesday, July 27, 2011, The Sun 3
By Marguerite Alexander City Manager Frank Sheridan told the The list of work to be done is ing only one lane at a time and install- nity meetings, has asked to film the
Correspondent, The ~un council, lengthy and includes seismic up- ing a temporary traffic signal south of meeting to document the history of the
The Project Engineer and repre- grades, repairing the bridge deck, re- the bridge that will be connected to bridge.
For a number of years the City of sentatives from the county will meet placing the traffic barriers, installing the existing traffic light. The bridge was reportedly de-
Sheridan has been concemed about the with the council at the Aug. 1 work new rivets, upgrading the sidewalks There are still logistics that will signed under the supervision of Conde
conditionofthecounty-ownedbridge session to discuss the project. Dur- and lighting and painting the trusses--- have to be worked out including B. McCullough who is responsible for
nmning through the heart of the city, ing the first week of September the all while preserving the historical sig- downtown parking during the rehabili- designing other historic bridges
and now, with the engineering fn-m Project Engineer will hold at open nificance of the bridge, tation project. "Parking will be a throughout the state including the Or-
selected to carry out the rehabilitation, house at City Hall to solicit public in- "They only have a limited amount hassle," the city manager warned, egon City Arch Bridge, the Myrtle
steps are in place to prepare for the put on certain aspects of the project, ofmoney and certain things they have Some residents of Sheridan re- Creek Bridge, the St.JohnsBridgeand
work to begin. A report will then be prepared to to do," Sheridan said. Three million member when the bridge was built in the Rogue Rive Bridge.
OBEC Consulting Engineers of present to the council on either Sept. dollars from the state willbe combined 1939. Donna Hulett, who participated OBEC has worked on 10 Conde
Salem was awarded the contract on 19 or Oct. 3. with a $308,000 from the county to in the dedication ceremony as a child, McCullough bridge rehabilitation
June 27. Within two weeks theproject "They want to get the public in- pay for the bridge work. attended the city council meeting on projects.
engineer had met with the county volved," Sheridan said. While work on the bridge takes July 18. She told the council she was "Your OBEC team is composed of
roads director, county surveyor, the By involving the community, place, business throughout the com- excited to hear about the green bridge highly skilled staff who are familiar
city manager and a public relations OBEC hopes to communicate what to munity will continue as usual. The city and would be following that project, with your project site and ready to go
firm to set a timeline for the pro3ect, expect during construction and mini- will still be open for business, Sheri- She's not the only one interested to work and deliver a reliable, durable
"There is a tight schedule to move mize the impact to the community, dan said. in the unfolding project. Sheridan told and high-quality rehabilitation of the
this project if we wishto have the work That involvement includes meeting Engineers are planning to minimize the councilthat apublic relations firm, Bridge Street Bridge," the Project Pro-
done during the summer of 2012," with emergency service providers, the tratfic impact on the bridge by clos- with experience conducting commu- spectus stated.
GREET AND TouR
Photo by Clinton Vlnlng
Collin Gyenes, vice president of Techtonics Tuning, a Sheridan business specializing in
watercooled Volkswagon and Audi pads, gives Sheridan Chamber of Commerce members a tour
of the Rock Creek Road machine shop last Thursday. The Chamber of Commerce has changed
up its routine of having two business meetings a month and the third Thursday of the month
meeting will be hosted by a member business. Chamber members ate lunch and then went on a
tour with Gyenes, who has been with the company since 1982, a year after it was founded by
Darrell Vittone in southern California. In 1991 the company moved to Sheridan. For more
information about Chamber Meet and Greets, call President Sue Adamson at 503-857-5600.
By Marguerite Alexander If things don't pick up, what's it
Correspondent, The Sun going to do to us? Sheridan asked.
The numbers the city manager
With the 2010-11 fiscal year com- gave the council are preliminary not
pleted, Sheridan City Manager Frank official--it will be the first of 2012
Sheridan gave the city council an over- before the auditor presents his re-
view of the year. "I thought we did port. "I think its going to be a good
well," he told them. year for an audit--a good year for
Expenses for all four of the city's expenditures," Sheridan told the
separate funds~eneral, sewer, street council.
and water--came in well below what The council thanked the city man-
had been budgeted. Revenue for the ager for the fiscal report. "This has
year also came in lower. Income from really been a great briefing," corn-
system development fees took an es- mented Rene Quinones.
pecially hard hit for a third year in a Patti Sample agreed. "It has been
row. very understandable," she added.
"We did tighten our belts for While most expenditures came in
awhile," Sheridan said. well below what had been budgeted,
While the City can weather a few a few line items went over including
bad years, a long-term drop in revenue engineering, legal fees and miscella-
would have a significant impact. It's neous expenses at the library. Most of
not this year, lastyearorevennextyear those were the result of projects bud-
the city manager is concerned about, geted fort he previous yearbeingbilled
He is looking down the road. last year, Sheridan explained.
If the real market value on prop- Engineering for the West Main
erty drops below assessed value the Street sidewalk project, repairing the
City will face declining taxes. Deci- furnace at the library and legal fees
sions made in Washington, D.C. can involved with the completion of the
impact the" Bureau of Prisons which Stoney Mountain Reservoir were
purchases water and sewer services billed after the close of the previous
from the City. fiscal year.
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