Members Present: Councilman Mann, Councilman Watson, Councilman Garrison, City Administrator Fox Simons. Others Present: Raymond Sanders, Don Youngblood, Jeff Brush with the Easley Patch and Jason Evans, with the Easley Progress.
Councilman Mann called the meeting to order at 8:19 a.m.
The current projects are: SC 135 and Couch Lane
- SC 135: Have had discussions with SCDOT, had a couple of issues with Upstate Cardiology concerning landscaping island in front of their office, those have been resolved. We will be advertising for bids in January. The bids will be open on January 27, 2012. Then have something on the agenda for the February Council meeting.
- Couch Lane: Met with Clint Link on Monday, the right of way has been staked. Working on getting permission from land owners to get access their properties, coordinating with the utilities. Construction plans should be done by next week and they can be submitted SCDOT for approval. After the approval construction can be bid out in mid February with construction beginning in April and should take 4-6 months.
No new news on the Brushy Creek Greenway. This is an ongoing 10-15 year project.
Things seem to be going well with the churches parking in the bike lanes. Brian requested follow up on markings for the lanes with public works and SCDOT.
Christine sent email with some information concerning a contest to win $10,000 for a community project. It can be used for Brushy Creek Greenway or Kings Park. The winners will be announced in April. The winning employee would blog on the progress of the project.
The city donated 68+ bikes within the community to needy children during Christmas.
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Councilman Watson announced the Spring Fling for March 24th, coordinating with the YMCA for a run/bike event.
Councilman Garrison commented on the good job the recreation dept. is doing on keeping Old Market Square clean since they took it over.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:36 a.m.
