JACKSON EXPECTS BIG SNOW REMOVAL BILL

JACKSON - In the wake of last week's winter storm, Jackson City Administrator Carl Talley expects to see a sizable bill for overtime pay for city crews who cleared the snow from the streets.

Talley made that observation at Monday night's meeting of the Jackson Board of Aldermen.

He said the city has an established plan to clear the streets of snow. He said the first priority during and after the snow has ended is to clear main arteries, followed by the secondary streets, so emergency vehicles can get through. After that, the crews work on side streets, intersections and residential areas.

Talley said the street department crew worked two days and one night last week to clear the snow from the city streets. "It takes 18 hours to plow the entire city," said Talley. "The problem was the snow was coming down so hard that the crews had to go back and replow the primary and secondary streets again."

Last week's snow storm was the second major winter storm to hit the area in less than two weeks.

In other business, the aldermen approved low bids on Monday for the purchase of property insurance, a solid waste truck, a pavement breaker for the street and water departments, and 39 utility poles.

The board also approved an ordinance accepting the final plat of Brookview Development from Bob Adams.

The lone bid for insurance on city-owned property was submitted by Lakenan Insurance Agency of Jackson. The Lakenan bid was $25,918, the same as its 1992 bid.

The city will purchase the refuse truck chassis from Ford Groves for $34,701.98. The low bid of $26,505 for the 20-yard, refuse compactor body that will be mounted on the truck chassis was submitted by Hiel-Packer Body. The pavement breaker device, which will be mounted on a backhoe, will be purchased from the Fabick Company for $12,100.

The low bid of $12,732 for the 39 utility poles was submitted by Stallworth Timber of Beatrice, Ala.

In other action, the board approved a resolution stating the city's intent to seek funding for a 1993 Community Development block grant.

The city is seeking a two-year grant to upgrade several streets and a number of older homes in the north-central, residential area along Greensferry Road.

Monday's action is the latest in a series of requirements that must be taken prior to the submission of the grant application later this month. A public hearing on the application was held earlier this month. This is the second year Jackson has applied for the grant.