DORA — After bids came in higher than expected for the project, the City of Dora has decided to do improvements at the municipal lake in two phases.
Mayor Randy Stephens informed the Dora City Council during its Thursday, May 25 meeting that the sealed bids were received and opened from the three companies who submitted bids for the lake improvement project and the low bidder for Phase 1 of the lake improvement project was Gillespie Construction. The first phase will include the site prep, excavation, grading of the road with asphalt, a new concrete entrance with sidewalk, curb, gutter and storm piping systems.
The bid tabulation for Phase I was reviewed for the project, and it was decided to remove the walking trail estimate from the bid and approve an addition, which is to remove the current storm pipe and replace it with a new pipe for a cost of $7,500.00. The council unanimously voted to award the Dora Lake Entrance Road and Grading (Phase I) to Gillespie Construction for $250,300. The majority of money for the project will come from American Rescue Plan Act (COVID-19) funding.
Stephens said Phase 2 of the project, which will include a large pavilion and restrooms, will be completed at a later time.
“We had hoped to do this all at one time, but the bids were higher than expected,” he said. “We can do the entrance and road now, and I will look for more grant funding to do the pavilion and restrooms.”
In other action from the meeting, the council:
- Voted to repair the cracks in the future pickleball court. The cost is $16/lineal foot from Lower Bros Tennis Courts. There are approximately 425 feet of cracks in the current court, which would cost approximately $6,800.00 to repair.
- Approved to send the City Clerk to the municipal clerk conference in Point Clear June 27-30, 2023.
- Held a First Reading of Ordinance #6-2023. Pineview Landfill produces methane gas and Archaea Energy is working with Pineview Landfill to convert the methane gas from the landfill to natural gas. The company would need to access Kinder Morgan’s gas line, located off Burnwell Road and River Road, via a pipeline that would be installed on some city streets. The agreement also includes a one-time franchise fee of $120,725.00 for 20 years. There is one acre of land owned by Dora Utilities that Archaea Energy is interested in purchasing to build a regulator station on River Road, which will be discussed later. The vote on the ordinance will take place at the council’s next meeting on Thursday, June 8.
- Declared the following items as surplus property at the golf course: a four-seater golf cart $1,500.00, club car $500, EZ go two-seater gas cart $400.00, John Deere 1545 mower $500.00. These items will be sold for $2,900.
- There was a brief discussion regarding scheduling a town hall meeting with the residents of Yerkwood regarding possible annexation in the City Limits of Dora.
