The Wayland City Council made it official Wednesday night by adopting a resolution approving the grant agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation for street repairs on the north side of town.
The city a couple of months ago learned that Wayland had won a $250,000 MDOT grant that will be used to resurface, repair and repave Mill, Elm, Church and Park street. Residents in that area had been clamoring for something to be done because of a plethora of potholes.
City Manager Josh Eggleston said bids will be let for the project later this month and a contractor could be chosen as early as February.
In other business at Wednesday’s meeting, which was moved moved from Monday because of the New Year’s holiday, the council:
- Approved the purchases of a Cummins whole house backup generator to replace the current nearly 40-year-old unit and a variable frequency drive pump.
- Learned that the Downtown Development Authority is seeking bids on replacement lights in the commercial district. The DDA also has one seat open that needs to be filled.
- Received copies of a brochure containing early voting information from City Clerk Leanne Claussen.
Hopefully catch basins are included in these repairs. The biggest problem with this quadrant is there isn’t adequate drainage and the ones that are currently there are clogged with debris and out dated, otherwise these repairs will only last a few years until the potholes start reappearing again.
When is this supposed to be complete near Clark Street? Working on it 4ever.