“There are a lot of people that take their kids to Riverside Junior High that will be happy to hear this.”
That’s what Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness said when the Board of Works and Public Safety passed a change order Monday afternoon, speeding up the construction project along 106th Street.
City staff verified for the mayor that the entire project in that area, sewers and the road work that goes with it will be complete by the end of November. Even with the additional money to be spent on that change order and others approved Monday, the entire project will still be completed at less than the budgeted $12 million.
Staff also told the mayor that all road work on Eller Road is complete and now open to traffic.
The board also put its stamp of approval on a professional services agreement between the city and Wiss, Janey, Elstner and Associates to study the physical condition of City Hall and two fire stations. The firm is to provide the city with a comprehensive report on an estimated cost of repairs and a schedule that identifies what repairs should be made. This schedule should provide the city with a financial plan for repair needs for these structures over the next five years.
The fire stations involved are Station No. 94 on Cumberland Road, just north of 106th Street, and Station No. 95, located on 131st Street near Promise Road.
The city expects the report by the end of August so it can be a part of the 2019 budget plan.