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THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY PETERSON ANTHONY INSURANCE
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02/12/2013
THE FAIRMONT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT ON THE 2013 STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MARCH 11 CONCERNING THEM. THE TOTAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE 2 ,029,920 DOLLARS WITH THE MAJOR PROJECT BEING RECONSTRUCTION ON ELM STREET FROM FIRST STREET TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS. FOUR RESURFACING PROJECTS AND TWO OVERLAYS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS SUMMER ALONG WITH SEVERAL SEAL COATS ACROSS THE CITY. ASSESSMENTS ARE 75 DOLLARS PER FRONTAGE FOOT ON THE RECONSTRUCTION, 50 DOLLARS PER FOOT ON RESURFACING ,30 DOLLARS ON OVERLAYS AND 2 DOLLARS PER FOOT ON SEALCOATS.
CITY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TROY NEMMERS ALSO MENTIONED THAT LAIR ROAD WILL BE CLOSED THROUGH GOMSRUD PARK BEGINNING ON FEB.25 IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE OLD BRIDGE. THIS IS SOME FIVE WEEKS AHEAD OF THE ORIGINAL DATE SET FOR CLOSURE THAT WAS AROUND APRIL FIRST.THE CHANNEL IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE OPEN IN TIME FOR THE MAY FISHING OPENER AND THE NEW BRIDGE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE 4TH OF JULY.
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ROD HALVORSEN
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