Commissioners discuss road striping; Annex project continues

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      The Daviess County Commissioners talked road striping Tuesday at their regular meeting.

        Commissioners Tom McCracken and Nathan Gabhart both said they have been approached by contituents about the possiblity of striping certain county roads.  Gabhart says the main reason for entertaining the idea is safety.

        Highway Superintendent Phil Cornelius did present some preliminary cost numbers.  He said one quote he received for painting stripes for at least three miles is over $1,580 per mile.  Painting is much cheaper than another option which is called Thermo-Plasti. That costs over $4,700 per mile with at least three miles of striping.  Gabhart assigned Cornelius the task of gathering some more information on the matter including putting a list of roads that would be suitable for striping based on traffic counts, accident reports, and terrain like hills and curves.

         No decisions have been made to begin striping.  The issue continues to be investigated.      

         The Daviess County Commissioners on Tuesday accepted the low bid of $6600 from Don Gress Construction to tear down a house at Hefron and 4th Streets.  The area will be used for parking for the Daviess County Government Center. 

        Concerning the Government Center, the construction process continues.  The commissioners approved final terms and agreement with RQAW. That’s the firm, which the commissioners agreed back in October to pay $52,500 to finish work left over when Jasper Lumber was terminated and when an architect firm stopped working on the project.   RQAW will finish out the interior of the building. Requests for proposals for other finishing work will be sent out and bids are hoped to be received in the coming weeks.  Meanwhile, building owner’s representative Mike Shapker told the commissioners that the outside work on the outside panels will be continuing when more panels come in next week.