A new hire for the Knox City Police Department will be up for approval during a special board of works meeting this morning. An emergency hearing will be held on 401 West Bender Street, and board members will consider a final payment to Thieneman Construction.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works will get an update on the wastewater plant project this morning. After numerous delays and cost overruns, it finally appeared to be complete, only for several more issues to turn up.
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It turns out the Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant improvement project wasn’t as close to being done as previously thought. After numerous delays and cost overruns, it appeared last month that the only thing remaining was some final wiring work.
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The Knox Board of Works will hold hearings on code enforcement issues this morning. Public hearings are scheduled for 504 East Culver Road, 1498 East John Street, and 342-344 West Spruce Drive. Last month, Director of Building and Code Compliance Kenny Pfost told board members that the biggest concern at the time was junk vehicles.
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Work at the Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant was set to reach final completion Wednesday, 12 days after the most recent deadline. Engineer Steve Henschen with Jones Petrie Rafinski says that when the board of works had an executive session last Monday, Thieneman Construction still had about 15 to 20 items remaining on the punch list, most notably, the installation of an overhead door.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works will discuss 2021 fire protection agreements with Center and Jackson townships this morning. Some of the final pay applications for the wastewater treatment plant improvement project are expected to be up for approval, and the city’s superintendents will give their regular reports.
Continue readingA decision on a new police officer may officially be made during today’s Knox Board of Works meeting. Board members will consider a recommendation to fill the patrolman position.
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The Knox City Council recently took action to make sure funding is available for the wastewater treatment plant project, as well as next year’s budget. Council members passed a resolution to meet a $120,000 grant match requirement.
Continue readingWork will soon begin on upgrades to the Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant. Back in September, the board of works chose Thieneman Construction to do the work for just over $1.6 million.
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The Knox Board of Works considered bids for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project when members met on Wednesday.
Continue readingAn improvement project at the Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant has nearly cleared another procedural hurdle.
Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston provided city council members with an update about where the process stands when they met last Tuesday.
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Knox City Council members took a major step to move the Wastewater Treatment Plant project forward when they met Tuesday evening.
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Knox City officials are once again applying for a Community Development Block Grant through OCRA’s Wastewater Drinking Water program to help fund an improvement project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Commission (KIRPC) is serving as the grant writer and administrator for this project. KIRPC Community Development Planner Emily Albaugh attended Tuesday night’s Knox City Council meeting and presented some information during the public hearing over the grant application.
She informed council members that this grant application will differ from the initial one since they’re now permitted to apply for even more funding. Continue reading
