Dateline: April 21, 2005

City aldermen receive street paving update

By Ashlee Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

The Clarendon Board of Aldermen were presented a map of the proposed streets for the 2005 street paving program when they met in regular session April 12.

City engineers Che Shadle and Michael Adams spoke to the board concerning the street paving project and presented them with a map showing the 66 streets that may be included in the street paving which could begin in early June.

The city will be going out for bids around the first of May; and, depending on how the bids come in, the number of streets being paved may change.

“I just want to forewarn you all these streets we have marked may not get done,” Shadle said. “But the more streets we show the lower the price will be; then we can back down the number if we need to.”

“We’re going to do as much as we can,” Alderman Janice Knorpp said.

In other city business, Sheriff Butch Blackburn addressed the board concerning the emergency siren systems, and they discussed on what intervals to blow the siren so it would not be complicated.

“We’ve got our new siren up, and I want to make sure we’re all on the same page,” Blackburn said.

The board decided that for threatening weather the sirens will be blown for one minute every ten minutes; and if a tornado is spotted on the ground, the sirens will be blown continuously.

The board also considered taking action concerning city propane inspections but decided to table discussion.