Council approves sale of property
Property owned by the City of Pontiac will be available for purchase after the city council approved a resolution and an ordinance at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Property located at 222 E. Timber St. will be able to be purchased as surplus real estate. City Administrator Jim Woolford told the council that the city had acquired the property and has since razed the building that sat on it.
Woolford pointed out that an appraisal was made and the value of the property was established at $11,000. He said the city has the option of going through a realtor, or simply selling it through public auction, which is what will take place.
The lowest accepted amount is $8,080, which is 80 percent of the appraised value. The opportunity to purchase the property will take place once the resolution has been published.
Other city property that was going to be put up for sale the city involved an executive session. This was to discuss the sale of two buildings at Block 59. The small sheds — one green, one blue — are now available after the unanimous approval of the ordinance that will allow city staff to sell them with or without advertising.
The council approved facade grants in the downtown area. The first was for the Masonic Lodge for windows at its 220 W. Washington St. location. The total cost for the work is $4,170. The grant will cover half that, or $2,085.
Wright’s Furniture’s facade grant application was also approved. This will involve work at 314 N. Main St., 115 E. Madison St. and 121 E. Madison St. The total cost for this work is $36,685, with the grant covering $18,342.50.
Wright’s Furniture has previously received facade grants totaling $42,154.40, all coming in 2024.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Brad Duncan’s request for a replacement of the department’s Bobcat UTV was approved. Duncan told the council that he received two bids and recommended the purchase of a John Deere 845M at a cost of $36,150 from Heritage Tractor in Pontiac.
Duncan also requested the council to accept a bid of $385,740.50 for a sewer lining project. The bid was from Hoerr Construction.
There were four bids received for the project with the highest going from Insituform at $532,046.32. Visu-Sewer and Performance Pipeline Inc. also provided bids.
Mayor Kelly Eckhoff mentioned during her comments that Ward 2 representative Chan Gill will be submitting his resignation and the city will be looking to fill his spot on the council. Gill, who was absent from Tuesday’s meeting, will be moving to Bloomington soon.
Woolford said in his comments that the Centennial Plaza opening ceremony will take place on Sept.18.
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