Springfield commissioners to weigh several purchases, next phase of housing development

Springfield City Hall. Bill Lackey/Staff

Springfield City Hall. Bill Lackey/Staff

Springfield Commissioners will be asked to weigh several purchases as well as increase the cost of a project and enter into an agreement that will start the next phase in a housing development.

Those items are on the agenda for the public meeting Tuesday evening.

Commissioners will be asked at that time to conduct a first reading on an ordinance that would authorize the purchase of a Service Body and Hydraulic Crane for an amount not to exceed $104,995.

Another first reading relates to the purchasing of a stump grinder for an amount not to exceed $45,359.

Commissioners will also be asked to approve an ordinance during the meeting that would allow the city manager to enter into a Plat Agreement that would start the third phase of the Bridgewater Development near the Tuttle Road Walmart.

That project aims to bring 231 new homes into the area and the third phase of the project would add 59 lots for home construction. So far, 139 plots have been added as a result of the previous phases of the project.

In addition to that, commissioners will be asked to approve several emergency ordinances, with one allowing the purchasing of various mowing equipment for an amount not to exceed $247,690.

Another would authorize the issuance of a purchase order on one stainless steel dump body truck for an amount not to exceed $91,695

Commissioners will also be asked to allow for an increase in the cost associated with the construction of two covered storage facilities from ClearSpan, for an amount not to exceed $24,350.95, for a total amount not to exceed $109,358.92.

The public meeting will take place at the City Hall Forum and will start at 7 p.m..

Attendance at the meeting will be limited due to the pandemic. Those who wish to attend will be asked to wear masks, maintain social distancing and submit to temperature checks upon entering the building.

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