JACKSON OKs OAK HILL ROAD BUILDING BID

JACKSON -- Residents along Oak Hill Road will be driving up and down concrete instead of gravel soon.

The Jackson Board of Aldermen awarded a bid to PR Developers Inc. of Jackson in an open meeting late Monday. Administrative Services Director Larry Koenig said the board had gone into executive session but decided to reopen the meeting to award the bid.

PR Developers had the low bid of $332,621, ahead of Lappe Cement Finishing's $433,952 bid and Fronabarger Concreters' $453,374.

Work will begin on the 2,539-foot stretch within the next few weeks. There was some disagreement among Oak Hill Road residents two months ago as to who should finance paving the road or whether it should be paved.

Then there was controversy on how wide the road should be. The board finally voted to make it 30 feet wide.