The first round of spring leaf pickup for the city of Knox starts today and continues through Friday. Leaves should be placed along the curb in front of your residence in a long row. Do not put them in the alley, and do not bag them. Garbage contractors will not pick up bagged leaves. Trash should also be kept out of leaf piles so they can easily be vacuumed up. Continue reading
Knox Officials Announce Leaf Pickup Schedule
The City of Knox is preparing for spring leaf pickup. It will take place April 4th through the 8th and again from May 2nd through the 6th. Residents should place leaves in a long row next to the curb. Do not put them in the alley. Also, keep trash out of the leaf piles so the vacuum can pick them up. Continue reading
Knox Receives Grant for Railroad Markings
The railroad crossing pavement markings within the Knox city limits will be repainted this spring. Street Superintendent Jeff Borg told the board of works this week the city got a $6,800 grant from INDOT to redo them. Continue reading
Knox Leaf Collection Over
The City of Knox has announced that fall leaf pickup has ended for the year. If residents still have leaves to get rid of, they can bring them to the city compost site at any time. Continue reading
Knox Residents Reminded of Snow Routes, Parking Rules
The recent snowfall was no match for the new City of Knox plow truck. Street Superintendent Jeff Borg told the board of works last week it handled well and was able to plow the streets without any mechanical problems. Continue reading
Knox Street Department Creates New Alley
The Knox Street Department wasted no time in adding a 10-foot alley between Portland and Bower Streets. The city council approved the project Tuesday night, and street superintendent Jeff Borg and his crew did the work on Thursday. Continue reading
Knox Schedules Spring Leaf Pick Up
The City of Knox will pick up leaves next week. They need to be placed in the street along the curb, and not in the alley. Also the Knox Street Department will pick up brush and limbs each Thursday, but they will not take brush left over from professional tree jobs. That material is the responsibility of the removal company. Continue reading
Knox City Council Approves Lease to Purchase Truck
The Knox City Council members entered into a lease to purchase a truck for the street department.
The Board of Works approved quotes for the truck $118,808.75 in December but papers could not be signed until after the first of the year. It will be financed through Republic First National Bank at 3.11 percent interest. The quotes for the truck and for the interest rate came in lower than originally thought.
Knox Council Agrees to Finance Street Department Truck
The City of Knox will pay for a new International 4300 dump truck for the street department over a three-year period rather than completing the purchase in a single budget year. Mayor Rick Chambers says the chassis carries a price tag of nearly $64,000 plus $55,000 for the box. He told the council they can use the $30,000 remaining in the current year’s budget as a down payment on the vehicle and finance it for three years at a rate of 3.11 percent. Continue reading
Knox City Street Department Hoping to Start Spring Projects
The Knox Board of Public Works learned that the street department is working hard to start on spring projects.
Street Superintendent Jeff Borg told the board that the crews are attempting to work on alleys to smooth them out. Street sweeping started but had to be put on hold as temperatures did not allow for that activity to immediately continue. Equipment maintenance has been ongoing until the weather breaks. Borg notified the board that two new plows are needed for the trucks as they are getting to the point of deterioration. Crews keep repairing the plows, but they’re hanging on by a thread.
Knox Street Department Working on Potholes, Readying Equipment for Next Snow Event
Borg explained that road crews filled the most troublesome areas first and have been out filling others as much as possible. In the meantime, employees have been working to maintain vehicles. Borg noted that some plow components needed to be fixed and others completely replaced and he will be notifying the board on those efforts in a future meeting.
Knox Street Department Tackling Potholes
Knox Street Department Prepares for Spring
Jeff Borg said the staff will be doing spring cleaning next week which includes leaf pick-up. They will pick up leaves if they are placed in the street along the curb and not in the alley. Brush and limbs will be picked up each Thursday.
Funds Remain after Completion of Storm Sewer Infrastructure Project
Mayor Rick Chambers announced at the most recent Knox City Council meeting that there was money left over from the Storm Sewer Infrastructure project.
Chambers said Territorial Engineers has looked over the project, and the Knox Street Department was given the extra money.
“The street department had the first shot at it and they wanted some streets repaved and overlaid,” stated Mayor Chambers. “The streets to be repaved are Sycamore between John and Bender, and John Street east of U.S. 35 from Prettyman to McGill will also be completely repaved.”
Knox Snow Removal Budget Stable Despite Heavy Snow Storms
It has snowed a lot this year! We asked Knox Mayor, Rick Chambers, if the City’s snow removal budget is in good shape:
“We’re doing excellent with our budget,” replied Mayor Chambers. “We haven’t had to work a lot of overtime. I think this past weekend was the first weekend that our street crew has actually worked overtime. We ran out of sand and my Street Department Superintendent did find a new supply of sand so we’re in good shape.
News from the Knox City Council
The Knox City Council learned that the City of Knox received a storm water infrastructure project grant worth $837,095. The Council will be providing a 20% match of $166,000 toward this project.
Clerk-Treasurer, Jeff Houston, announced that new tables and chairs have been ordered for the Knox Community Center. The dance floor was repaired and the carpets cleaned. The Council plans to review procedures for the Community Center in the near future.
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