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IRON MOUNTAIN -- About 1.6 miles of streets and 0.7 miles of alleys will be paved in Iron Mountain under a fall program the city council put out for bids Monday.
The budget for street paving is $600,000, plus $100,000 for alleys, City Manager Jordan Stanchina said.
The planned street paving includes:
-- 2,600 feet of East E Street from Park Avenue east to its end;
-- 485 feet of East G Street from Park Avenue east to its end;
-- 970 feet of Park Avenue from East A Street to Millie Hill Estates Road;
-- 490 feet of Park Avenue from Phil Rahoi Drive to Millie Street;
-- 835 feet of H Street from East G Street to Jackson Street;
-- 2,080 feet of Grand Boulevard Circle from Devereaux Street to Lake Antoine Road;
-- 860 feet of Spring Street from U.S. 2 to Grand Boulevard Circle.
Also on the list is 230 feet at the new Kwik Trip entrance on Grant Street at North U.S. 2, a portion of which will be paid by the company to provide a thicker surface.
The alley work includes some sections between Woodward and Detroit avenues, between East B and East C streets in the area of Park Avenue and Adams Street, between East G and East F streets in the area of Jackson Street to U.S. 2, and between East F and East G streets in the area of Dunkin' and Krist Oil.
Bids will be opened at a special council meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28.
In other action, the council:
-- Approved a developer's agreement to allow Bob Forgette of RFL Lands LLC to install water main to property east of 2025 S. Stephenson Ave. where a new ALDI store is under construction. The main will connect where ALDI stopped and extend about 400 feet to the east. It will be installed to city specifications and become part of the city's water system. There is "some possible development" at the site, Stanchina said, but nothing was specified.
-- Agreed to purchase a new 2023 Dodge Charger Pursuit all-wheel-drive vehicle for the police department from LaFontaine Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram in Lansing for $35,557, the same as a vehicle picked up from the dealer Aug. 1. The previous purchase was aided by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Development grant that will cover about 35% of the cost, including equipment and detailing, but the city will buy this vehicle on its own. By switching existing equipment from an older Charger to the new one, the total cost will be about $42,000, said Edwin Mattson, director of police and fire services. With the Charger being discontinued, the price of police vehicles is expected to rise, and this purchase will bring the fleet back to where it was before pandemic shortages. In the future, the city can expect to spend at least as much on a new patrol vehicle, even with the assistance of a Rural Development grant, Mattson said.