Jackson officials select street plan for settlement money

The Jackson Board of Aldermen Monday night approved a list of concrete streets it plans to repair with the first year's worth of road and bridge tax revenue from Cape Girardeau County.

The streets include: Greensferry, Nellie, Bunker, Lakewood, Bainbridge, Sioux, Pawnee, East Main, West Adams, Normandy Lane, Sue, Rebecca, North, Mulberry, Wedgewood, Old Cape, South Shawnee, Shady, Leming, Broadridge, Oak, Briarwood, Clark, Sycamore, Ridge, Litz, Corinne, Apache, Lee, West Jefferson, East, Greenleaf and Drew.

As a result of a court settlement, the county is to pay the city $350,000 in five yearly installments in addition to the roughly $80,000, which is about 25 percent of what Jackson residents pay in property and real estate taxes to the county's road and bridge fund.

That comes to about $150,000 every year for the next five years.

The board also gave public works director Rodney Bollinger to apply for Missouri Department of Transportation funds for the Oak Street Recreational Trail and the East Jackson Boulevard streetscape lighting project.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN ACTION

In other action, the board,

* Accepted the audit report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2003.

* Approved a $25,000 change order for the emergency relocation work under the West Jackson Boulevard relocation project.

* Accepted a $31,300 bid from Apex Paving Company of Sikeston regarding the Jackson tennis court repairs.

* Accepted a $9,792 bid from General Acrylics of Mount Vernon, Ill, regarding the tennis court repairs.

* Accepted the proposal of Allen & Hoshall of Memphis, Tenn. of $141,600 for providing engineering services for the 34.5 kV transmission line project.

* Accepted a tree trimming deed from Mary Louis Hanners.

* Accepted sewer easement deeds from Charles and Lesa Pewitt and water and utility easement deeds from Gary Matlock Jr. and Laura Matlock regarding the West Jackson Boulevard project.

* Tabled the abandonment of an alley right-of-way in Morgan's First Addition subdivision.

* Approved a memorandum of understanding by and between the city of Cape Girardeau inspection department.

* Accepted an $8,049 bid from Mueller Brothers Irrigation & Hardscapes,of Cape Girardeau regarding the Hubble Creek recreational trail retaining wall.

* Accepted a $548-per month bid from Eric Seabaugh Mowing of Jackson.

* Accepted a $160,989.00 bid from Apex Paving Company of Sikeston for the 2005 asphalt street improvement program.

* Added a stop designation on Old Cape Road East at Wedekind Street.

* Accepted the bid of Ressel Brothers Mowing of Jackson in the amount of $250 per mowing, regarding the 2005 soccer park mowing project.