About half of Starke County CEDIT Fund will be going to the bridge program. Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler reminded the Starke County Council members Monday night that this is an annual additional appropriation request.
The money requested will pay the balance for three bridges that are on the schedule for this year. Ritzler explained that the county is being reimbursed for Community Crossings projects from last year and those leftover funds will pay for a portion of this year’s projects. Those bridge projects include Bridge No. 58 on County Road 800 South over Bogus Run, which is nearly complete, Bridge No. 36 on County Road 25 North over Eagle Creek and Bridge No. 154 on County Road 100 East over the Robbins Ditch. Construction on Bridge No. 36 will begin in June while bids will be opened on June 18 for work to be done on Bridge No. 154.
The design work will also be paid for with CEDIT funds for Bridge No. 7 over the Yellow River on County Road 1200 E.
That additional appropriation amounts to just over $688,500.
Ritzler also asked for grant match money for a Community Crossings project.
“Last October the council approved $50,000 for the match for the 300 East paving while 75 percent of that paving was covered under the Community Crossings grant,” explained Ritzler. “We bid it out in October and that’s why we constructed it now. The good news is that it came in $60,000 under the estimate. Instead of $50,000 we only need $35,857 as part of our match.”
The 300 East paving project is complete.
The council members approved the requests with a unanimous vote.
