Baxter Springs City Council acts to maintain, repair buildings

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March 11, 2008

Anonymous The Joplin Globe Tue Mar 11, 2008, 09:28 PM CDT

By Roger McKinney

rmckinney@joplinglobe.com

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — The Baxter Springs City Council on Tuesday night took action to maintain and repair city buildings.

The council approved paying $2,150 to repair the roof at the old Community Building, at 506 W. Fourth St.

Councilman Ron Steele said after the roof is repaired, the building needs to be painted. He said a front awning also should be replaced or removed.

“There probably hasn’t been any money spent on that building in 30 years,” Mayor Huey York said.

“It’s been neglected for so many years,” said Councilman Ed McAfee.

The council also approved spending $3,415 on cabinets at the new cable television equipment building. Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, Joplin, Mo., will supply the cabinets.

An alarm system for the building was approved at a cost of $1,030 plus a contract for $34 a month.

The council approved Tammy Edmondson to paint the swimming pool building for $1,500, with the city providing the primer and paint, and authorized a new fence for the pool at a cost of up to $5,000 from Reliable Fence Co., Grove, Okla.

Kelly Abbott will do concrete work at the pool in advance of opening at a cost of $2,516.

The council approved replacing the front doors at the police station at a cost of $3,085. Bill’s Glass, Galena, will do the work.

In other business Tuesday night, the council:

n Voted to advertise for bids to demolish a fire-damaged house at 937 Kansas Ave.

n Paid payroll and bills totaling $222,127.

Ice-storm damage

Baxter Springs Mayor Huey York reported to the City Council that damage from the December ice storm in the city totaled $427,093. He said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay for 75 percent of the cost and the state will pay 10 percent, with the remaining 15 percent to be paid by the city.

“Most of the city expense has already been paid,” York said.

The council will open bids on March 24 to award contracts for limb removal in town.

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