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KINGSFORD -- The city of Kingsford has received about half of its $518,214 American Rescue Plan Act funding, the city council learned this week.
City Manager Mike Stelmaszek said the city is eligible to use $72,232 to recoup losses due to COVID-19. The remainder can be used for infrastructure and other services.
Stelmaszek said he has been discussing ideas for the money with Public Works Director Jeff DeMuri, but they must make sure any spending fits the qualifications.
In other action Monday, the council:
-- Approved a low bid of $6,112 from Automated Comfort Controls in Appleton, Wis., for an HVAC control system, provided it meets specifications. A bid was also received from Energy Controls and Design of Appleton for $6,481.
-- Learned the city has closed on a parcel previously approved for purchase for $48,500. The 5 acres on Bancroft Street was appraised at $54,000. The property could be used for a potential gravity sewer line project. It would eliminate two outdated sewer lift stations located on Bancroft. The purchase was funded from the city's land fund, Stelmaszek said.
-- Will allow the Citizens Advisory Community to revisit the issue of putting a light near the Ford Addition Park. A previous recommendation to put a light in an alley near the park was rejected by the council because it would have shined into a residential backyard. Several people objected to the light.
-- Learned the city had one candidate pass the Civil Service exam and will be available if a position opens on the public safety department. There were three applicants.
-- Approved a resolution to give an extra $400 to eight city employees who didn't qualify for the $2,000 COVID-19 bonus negotiated with the union. They had received $1,600 each.
-- Will allow Peninsula Fiber Network of Marquette to drill under East Boulevard to lay fiber optic cable.
Marguerite Lanthier can be reached at 906-774-3500, ext. 242, or mlanthier@ironmountaindailynews.com.