New building coming to North Park
A new building designed for concessions, bathrooms and storage will be going up soon at North Park in Priceville.
The Morgan County Commission approved a low bid of $57,904 from G-Core Constructing Inc. of Decatur at its July 13 regular meeting. Two other construction firms submitted bids on the proposed project. They were Joiner Construction Co., $75,000 and CSA, $95,139.
The pre-engineered metal building will be 32 feet wide, 64 feet long and 10 feet high. It will be constructed on a four-inch concrete slab with three floor drains and will have 26-gage metal sidewalls and roof with three-inch insulation.
It will contain six standard doors, two roll-up windows and a concessions roll-up window.
The project will include rough-in plumbing for three bathrooms and concessions stand.
A resolution was also adopted giving the chairman supervisory authority over the day-to-day activities of Human Resources Director Terry Naccarato.
Another resolution authorized department heads elected officials to grant up to three days leave without pay in any fiscal year to employees under their supervision and authorized the chairman to grant such leave to department heads. The official granting the leave has to notify Human Resources in a timely manner.
The commission acted on other matters as follows:
• Authorized the use of labor and equipment to assist Hartselle in the development of commercial property at the southeast intersection of I-65 and Hwy 36, after finding that a pubic service would thereby be served.
• Approved payment of $1,500 to September Skirmish, payable out of the Tourism, Recreation and Convention Fund.
• Approved a certificate to subdivide for Michael Ray Garnett, New Cut Road, District 2.
• Approved a refund of sales tax in the amount of $44,718 to AlphaBet Inc.
• Appointed Bobby Taylor to fill the unexpired term of Jimmy Johnson on the Northeast Morgan County Water and Sewer Board. Johnson resigned with 32 months remaining on his term.
• Authorized the chairman to execute a Rural Transportation Grant application for $350,088 to assist in the operation of the Morgan County Area Transportation System from Oct. 1 to Sept.30, 2011.
• Authorized the chairman to execute a computer software support agreement with Delta Computer Systems for $700 per month for the Commissioner of Licenses Office.
• Authorized the chairman to execute an additional Federal Funding Cooperative Agreement with the State EMA for $61,213, effective Oct. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30/
• Declared as surplus property a 1975 International 364 tractor in District 2 and authorized it to be sold to the State Products Mart Authority for $1,500.
• Authorized the purchase of (20) 4-yard dumpsters from Waster Equip Holt totaling $10,754 for Environmental Services.
• Authorized the chairman to advertise for bids or purchase off the state bid list a 2011 passenger vehicle for the Morgan County Commission on Aging.
• Authorized the chairman to execute an agreement between the Marshall County EMA and the Morgan County EMA for the transfer of a RTV Kubota diesel to Morgan County EMA.
• Authorized the chairman to execute an agreement involving a landfill gas lease between the City of Decatur, Morgan County and Granger Energy of Decatur, LLC, Providing for the generation of electric power using landfill gas as fuel and the sale of electric power so generated to Joe Wheeler EMC and TVA.
