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Intermodal Center a key issue in city committee meetings
AMERICUS — AMERICUS — Thursday the City of Americus city committee meetings were held on the third floor of the Municipal building. Administration committee member Charlotte Cotton asked the council to consider a resolution in support of the Cordele Intermodal Center and the necessary improvements to U.S. Highway 280. Cotton said that the City of Americus is in support of the Intermodal Center and we want to convey that to the DOT.
“Other governments in the region are passing similar resolutions and we plan to approve this resolution at Monday’s board meeting,” said Cotton.
The Intermodal Center is expected to create 3500 jobs in the region and is likely to generate other economic opportunities along the 280 corridor. The DOT has planned to do some work on Highway 280 but it has not been prioritized because of economic difficulties. “We are asking that they bring funds to the forefront,” said Cotton. When the Intermodal Center is up and running it is expected to put another 12,000 t0 15,000 vehicles on the road from Cordele and throughout the region, heading west toward ports in Mobile and New Orleans.
Bernard Kendrick of the Public Works committee asked the Americus City Council to consider approving a bid for bridge repairs. Kendrick recommended to the Council to accept a bid from Worth Contracting from Jacksonville, Fla. Kendrick added that the bridges in question are safe for public travel and that maintenance and inspection have been heightened nationally since the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse.
In other Public Works issues, Kendrick asked the council to consider an agreement between the DOT, City of Americus and Heart of Georgia railroad in order to move forward with construction of a pedestrian corridor on Church Street to Muckalee Park.
Mandy Young of the Community Development Committee asked the council to consider approving a proposal for Ground Penetrating Radar Services for Eastview Cemetery at a cost of $10,525. Efforts are being made with the project to identify and designate grave sites that have been lost or succumbed to natural elements. The plans to make the cemetery more accessible include installation of piping, removal of kudzu and a ground radar survey to indicate location of human remains.
“The focus of the project is to bring definition to the area and eliminate extreme conditions such as erosion,” said Bernard Kendrick of the Public Works Committee.
Thursday Young told the Council that the Archway executive meeting will be held on Feb. 20. At that meeting, among the topics that will be discussed are the revitalization of Tripp Street. Young said “we do not know what the recommendations for that project will be.”
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