The Knox Board of Works members took action Wednesday morning to put a stop to property owners who are failing to comply with orders to clean up properties.
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The Knox Board of Works members will open bids this morning for the demolition of the Knox Moose Lodge. The cost will be covered, in part, by a Blight Elimination grant.
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Knox Director of Parks and Recreation Karl Swihart announced that activities will be expanding in the parks system this year.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works members will meet today where they will receive updates on two properties that under enforcement that need to be brought up to date to meet city code.
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The Knox Board of Works agreed to move forward with a design build contract to improve the city’s water quality.
Continue readingKnox City Council and Knox Board of Works members will be meeting in special meetings this week.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works members asked for more time to research an upcoming needed project at the Knox Water Department to fix media and the manganese levels in the water.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works will meet this morning where they will consider their meeting schedule for 2022, as well as the 2022 holiday schedule.
Continue readingThe City of Knox will be dipping into its American Rescue Plan money to upgrade its water filtration system, but exactly how much it will cost still remains to be seen. The city council recently agreed to use the money to cover half the cost of replacing the filter media, at the recommendation of Mayor Dennis Estok.
Continue readingThe City of Knox is resuming its sewer lining efforts. The board of works last week approved the lone quote from Insituform for almost $104,000, pending the review of Wastewater Superintendent Jason Clemons.
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Knox City Police officers will soon carry Narcan. Chief Harold Smith told the board of works Wednesday that they haven’t until now, since EMS is already in town and certain regulations would have to be followed, “But here lately, we’ve been having overdoses left and right, so we’re going to start carrying it, each officer.”
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works is expected to consider an upgrade to the city’s water filtration system this morning. A filter media change will be up for the board’s approval.
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The Knox Wastewater Department is updating its equipment. The board of works recently agreed to let Superintendent Jason Clemons buy a new self-priming, trailer-mounted bypass pump for just over $25,000, the lowest of the three quotes he received.
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Two Knox property owners have been given 30 days to finish repairing their buildings or face a $2,500 fine. Mayor Dennis Estok told the rest of the board of works last week that the front of 1 North Main Street has had broken glass for months, and while owner Pete Milev said he has some replacement glass, it hasn’t been installed yet.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works is going after unpaid fines on a couple of properties. Board members voted Wednesday to attach a $5,000 civil penalty on 401 East Lake Street as a special assessment on its taxes, if it isn’t brought into compliance by September 3.
Continue readingUpdates on code enforcement efforts are expected at this morning’s Knox Board of Works meeting. Public hearings are scheduled for 1 North Main Street and property belonging to Melvin Zeiters.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works is increasing the fines on 401 East Lake Street. Director of Building and Code Compliance Kenny Pfost recently told board members that the owners were ordered to remove garbage from the property almost three years ago, but issues remain. “It’s been an ongoing battle with them,” Pfost said. “I can’t get them to do what is asked of them.”
Continue readingThe City of Knox is looking to stretch its federal COVID-19 money as far as possible. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that Knox has gotten the first $400,000 of its American Rescue Plan money.
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