Carlisle paper recycling to begin
By Allison Goodman/Staff Writer
Friday, October 21, 2011 5:06 PM CDT
The paper recycling machine is scheduled to be up and running on this week during the Carlisle City Council on Tuesday, according to Alderman Anne Anderson.
It will be located next to the mosquito control building located at 119 E. Third St.
Anderson said the recycling company was scheduled to test-run the machine and prop the bin on Wednesday. She said it will be accepting all grades of paper, including textbooks and cardboard.
The machine is being provided through an ORE Recovered Material program.
In other matters, Mayor Ray Glover said a final walk-through of the fire station was conducted and fire trucks and turnouts were moved into the building last week. He asked the council about tearing down the old fire station and saving the metal for $1 per square foot or perhaps allowing the building to be torn down at no cost in return for relinquishing the rights to the metal.
“Every beam in there is bent,” Glover said.
He said the council will need to decide what is to be done with the old jail and block building on the lot in preparation of the new court and police complex. There was some question about where the property line is due to confusion over railroad right-of-ways that were sold in previous years.
Bids to tear down of the buildings were tabled until a survey could be conducted of the property.
The council also discussed the parks and recreation position being advertised. Glover said the city has received three applications for the position and asked if the council would like him to move forward with interviews or continue to advertise. The council agreed that he should begin interviewing for the position. Glover said he would get with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and begin conducting interviews for a new contract employee.
“We will talk to these three and see what happens,” he told aldermen.
Civic Center director Ronnie Ashmore spoke to the council about a change order for the sound system in the auditorium of the building. Ashmore said the final instillation should be complete no later than the beginning of November. The change order from Curtis Stout was due to wiring of the projector and a power over Ethernet injector. Original cost of the installation was $24,085.55 and the new cost with the change order addition will be $24,626.44.
In a unanimous vote, the council approved the change order.
In other business, bidding opened on Wednesday for the Highway 13 relocation project. Glover said once the contract is awarded, work would within 30 days.
“This is going to be pretty messy,” the mayor said. “It will be an inconvenience to our business out there, but hopefully when this is done, it will really benefit those businesses.”
The second phase of the relocation project will include widening the road between the interstate and Nicks Bar-B-Q and Catfish. Glover said utility lines must be moved first, however.
The mayor said the airport has finished paving the first phase of the north and south runway, one of three phases they will be doing to get the runway paved. He said there is currently one t-hangar opening and 28 planes being housed at the airport.
According to Glover, once the final hangar is filled and there is a waiting list of five people, the airport can apply for a new grant to build a new hangar. He also said he was approached by the Economic Development group about leasing 14 acres at the airport to a small factory if there were one willing to settle in Carlisle.
The council members agreed to allow the land to be leased to create more jobs in the community.
The council also reviewed a 1985 map of the city drainage system. Glover said if the council were serious about fixing some of the water drainage problems in town, some of the ditches would need to be cleaned out. He said there is three major ditches that carry the water from town.
“This is the first thing that needs to be done,” he said.
According to Glover, some culverts will have to be replaced. Ricky Sumner said they looked at both metal and concrete culverts and found the concrete to be more expensive.
“Both of them have their draw backs,” Sumner said.
Glover said he would get with the city engineer to check on regulations for digging the ditches out before bids on the project are taken.
The council also discussed the reproofing of the mosquito control building. Glover said he has two bids for the project, one strictly for the buildings roof and the other for the roof and other needed building repairs. He said the bids would be resent to both R and C Construction and Handyman Services and they would be asked to resubmit them based on what work the other bid on.
During the meeting, the council unanimously voted to:
Approve the 2011 audit report;
Close the Fire Department savings account and water and sewer bond revenue account;
Lease the shooting range for $1 per month for 12 months under an agreement with Doyle Oden;
Keep the millage tax break down at 5 mills, general funds at 4.2 mills, the firemen’s pension fund at .4 mills and Fire Department at .4 mills.
Alderman Joe Cunningham was absent from the meeting. The next City Council meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the council room of the Civic Center.
