Hyrum
hustles to build bigger garage for Senior Center
By Seth
Bracken
October 20, 2008 | HYRUM -- A three-bay garage will
be constructed at the Senior Citizens Center at a cost
of $66,500, because the current garage is too small
and the center is storing food and cars together.
"We've got to do this or they're going to be closing
us down," Mayor Dean Howard told the City Council Thursday
night.
The plan for a new garage was originally introduced
in 2005 but there was little competition with only three
bidders, he said. The lowest bid in 2005 was about $10,000
more than this year's, said D. Brent Jensen, city administrator.
"We had to twist arms just to get bids," Howard said.
"Lot's of people want to work," said Howard. "It's
a sign of the times."
Jensen also said that this was not in the budget but
that there is enough to complete the project.
"It was more of an experiment," said Jensen. "We do
have the money to complete this."
The city is currently riding on a $701,00 budget surplus
and now is the time to complete the project due to the
lower cost and the budget surplus, said Jensen.
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