COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JANUARY 16, 2019 •
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Council holds first meeting of the year, talks bridge repair
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
City approves
company for
repair work on
Swinging Bridge
Aft er more than a year of
discussion, the Cottage Grove
City Council held two votes
Monday night to fi x one bridge.
Th e city’s civil engineer
Ryan Sisson presented a res-
olution to the council that of-
fered an alternative design/
build procurement method for
the repair of the bridge that has
been closed since 2016. Th e
method is defi ned as resulting
in a public improvement con-
tract meaning the contractor
provides or obtains specifi ed
design services, participates on
the project with the owner and
assists with the management
of both design and construc-
tion. Th e usage of the method
required approval from the
council.
“In March of 2017, OBEC—
an engineering fi rm—
provided an estimate
of $786,345 to repair
the bridge. Monday
night, the board ap-
proved a guaranteed
maximum price of
$688,457 and awarded
the repair project to
Hamilton Construc-
tion/Ausland Group.
City Manager Richard
Meyers noted that the
city had worked with
both companies on
the Chambers Bridge
in the past.
“We
held
a
pre-proposal meeting
before
Christmas,”
DAMIEN SHERWOOD
Sisson told the coun-
Councilor-elect Candace Lamb-Solsbee is sworn in by the city recorder on Monday, Jan. 14.
cil. “Th e company we
count, the program had raised
has raised $15,000 to repair the year.
chose was the only one
Th e bridge’s closure has been more than $3,000. No member
to engage and spend time with bridge.
a
source
of several city council of the public gave comment
“It
was
their
light
touch,
”
the local group and their ap-
plication refl ected information Sisson said of the Hamilton, meetings and garnered a fl ood during the meeting other than
Ausland partnership. “Th ey’re of concern from local residents Merryday who expressed his
from their conversations.”
Th e local group—Friends going to include the commu- who raised money through a excitment that work would be
of the Cottage Grove Swinging nity and they’re aware of the round-up program off ered by beginning on the project.
Late last year, repair ef-
the city. Each month, residents
Bridge is led by resident Dana environment out there."
forts
were outlined to cost ap-
were
given
the
opportunity
to
Work
on
the
bridge
is
ex-
Merryday who received a may-
or’s appreciation award Mon- pected to start June 1 and be round-up their water bill to the proximately $1 million with
day night. To date, the group completed by October of this nearest dollar amount. At last $500,000 of that expected to be
absorbed by having in-house
engineers complete some of
the work. At the time, three
options had been presented to
the board with two providing
some movement but showing a
drastic decrease from the cur-
rent structure. According to
the latest plans, the “swinging”
motion of the bridge will be
kept intact by the new design.
“It’s going to match the
existing Swinging Bridge as
closely as possible,” Sisson told
the council. “It will be a Swing-
ing Bridge. Th ere may be steel
columns to replace the wood
columns but it will closely re-
semble the existing bridge.”
Monday night also saw
the addition of a new council
member aft er councilor-elect
Candace Lamb-Solsbee was
sworn in. Lamb-Solsbee beat
out incumbant Garland Bur-
back in the November election.
Councilors Greg Ervin, Mike
Fleck and Jake Boone--who
were also victorious in Novem-
ber--were also sworn in.
Commissioners Sorenson, Buch chosen as chair, vice chair
Th e Lane County Board
of Commissioners appoint-
ed a new chair and vice chair
during the opening minutes
of its fi rst regular meeting of
2019.
Commissioner Pete So-
renson will serve as chair
in 2019 and Commissioner
Heather Buch will serve as
vice chair.
“It is an honor to serve as
chair of the Board of County
Commissioners,” said Soren-
son. “As the longest-stand-
ing commissioner on this
board, I am looking forward
to working alongside new
commissioner Heather Buch
to serve our colleagues and
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“It is exciting to have the
opportunity to serve in a
leadership role on the Board
of County Commissioners,”
said Buch. “I am passionate
about our community and
look forward to addressing
many of the most serious is-
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Commissioner
Jay
Bozievich was also recog-
nized for his leadership as
chair during 2018 and pre-
sented with a ceremonial
gavel as a gesture of thanks
from his fellow commission-
ers.
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