Library project contractor must complete job
Marion City Administrator David Mayfield told city commissioners at their Monday afternoon meeting that Sunflower Builders, the primary contractor on the Marion City Library project, "still hasn't completed some things."
Those "things" include some outside lights and fixtures, cracked tile in a bathroom, replacement of a lock, landscaping, and repainting of the children's room.
City Attorney Dan Baldwin had written to the contractor and to the project architects, and he told Mayfield and commissioners Monday that the contractor, via a phone call, had said the "tile person" would be in Marion Tuesday to fix the tile, and the landscape people would be back in September to "fix things."
Mayfield, before Baldwin spoke, had suggested writing to the contractor and giving that firm 10 days to get things done, or the city would hire someone else to do this work and file a complaint against the contractor.
Mayfield said also that Bob Hartley, owner of the Highway 56 Car Wash, has told the city's insurance carrier that he will sue for damages to his car-wash equipment, allegedly caused by hard water from Luta Creek, during the June algae/water crisis here.
The insurance company says Hartley must file a formal, written complaint.
Commissioners granted Mayfield's request for approval to proceed with the Airport Grant Renovation Project. The grant is for $100,000, with the city to put up $10,000 of that total and the state $90,000.
Mayfield said that by seeking bids from the paving company for both the airport and the Kellison Street curb and gutter projects, money likely could be saved.
Commissioners also approved the Kellison Street project, for curb and gutter and paving of the street from Cedar Street to Freeborn Street.
Harvey Sanders, director of public utilities, said a 10-inch water line broke Friday evening, causing a leak. "The guys put in about 18 hours fixing it," he said. "They worked hard, long hours."
Susan Cooper, economic development director for the city, said she recently attended a planning meeting in Newton, leading to the South Central Area's Kansas Prosperity Summit, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in Hutchinson. She plans to attend that meeting, too.
The meeting is about pulling the state together for development purposes, Cooper said.
The city's KIAC hearing in Topeka will be on Oct. 14, she said. The planned upgrade of the city's water plant should place Marion high on the priority list, she said.
Librarian Janet Marler said 120 children and adults attended the magic show Saturday in the city auditorium. She also reported that Marge Endres, a longtime supporter and volunteer worker at the library, died Sunday.
Commissioners approved payment of warrants for $17,123.77 and payroll in the amount of $25,767.39.
The commission's next meeting will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the city building, because of the Monday holiday.
