Low bid approvals could see road changes and repairs after August’s City Council meeting.

Under new business Paul Poore discussed having a new downtown event on November 4, 2017. To follow up on the event read, Sports Car Event Coming to Pickens.

Next on the agenda, David Hall brought attention to the need of a lift station pump. Lift stations are used for pumping wastewater or sewage from a lower to a higher elevation. Hall told the council it was vital that the pump be repaired being that it has been patched multiple times and runs the risk of leaking. The council made the approval to repair the pump by accepting the low bid of $11,875 from Foreline.

Superintendent Dr. Carlton Wilson spoke with Mayor John Weaver and stated the Board of Education would give back to the city the Dixie Street Extension. This street runs between Jasper Elementary School and the old gym. It has been blocked off for many years making it unavailable for traffic due to children crossing the road to enter the gym. The council approved to reopen Dixie Street Extension as an operational city street.

Following the approval of Dixie Street, council members accepted the bid of $44,000 to repair the wooden bridge on Main Street using out SPLOST dollars. Railworks Track System Inc. will be repairing the bridge and state,

After it is finished, it should be stable for a while.

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