CDBG Road Grant Bid Process

Apr 27

Friday April 22nd 2022 9am

Councilmen Darl Haynes, Keith Payne, Road committee members councilman Jack Downton and Dave Soden met with the CDBG Official and three contractor representatives at the bottom of Penn Hill road to review the scope of the project work to be done on Penn Hill, Bucks Road and Kellogg Road.

It was an interesting process as we drove to the various locations, Darl never getting out of one of the contractors trucks, and Keith relaying specs to the other two contractors. Jack and Dave following along and asking a few questions as too when and why the specs change from the original application to how the grants are now to be used. Grants btw that are federal dollar not borough or state specific tax revenue, public money none then less. Finally it was my understanding that the bids will be decided upon by the agency and not the council members.

Also of not the represnitive from Rutledge Construction was left behind at Bucks road and didn’t review the Kellogg road parts of the project.

Photos & maps below (approximate locations since the roads are not yet marked up).