Cartersville officials gave a brief summary of preparations for winter storm predicted for this weekend before diving into a plethora of agenda items during its council meeting Thursday night.
“We’re trying to be as pro-active as we can,” Cartersville City Manager Dan Porta said.
He said all departments are on standby with a lot of the burden falling on public works to keep roads clear and the electric department to keep power on. Porta said each department has worked through scenarios to be pro-active.
The city government website will have up-to-date information about the storm, problem areas, and new information about roads, power outages, and other information. He said sanitation may delay Monday pickup if the storm makes the roads icy and that decision with the updated pickup day will be on the website.
In other business:
The council had a public hearing on rezoning land at the corner of Old Mill Road and Douthit Ferry Road where a vehicle custom shop operates. It was discovered the current office zoning didn’t allow for heavy automotive work. The request is to change to general office.
The council approved the guaranteed maximum price for the new city hall project as $21,299,821.
It approved additional services associated with design revisions for the city hall. That cost is $422,200 with the company Croft.
The council approved network hardware upgrade for the public safety headquarters, city hall, and Dellinger Park to replace aging wired and wireless network infrastructure. The cost is $79,720 from Blue Ally Inc.
The council approved a city server system upgrade not to exceed $400,000. It will be funded with SPLOST money.
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