Council awards bid for sewing factory demolition; OK’s KOHS grant money
By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette
The building that onced housed Bardstown Industries will be razed. The council accepted a bid of $67,300 to demolish the building.
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, 11:15 p.m. — The former home of Nelson County Industries in the 800 block of Allison Avenue – and once home to a sewing factory – is one step closer to being demolished.
The Bardstown City Council voted Tuesday night to accept the low bid of $67,300 from Rame Contracting LLC of Springfield to completely remove the building and its foundation from the property.
City engineer Jessica Filiatreau said the work would transform the property into empty property that can be later sold and redeveloped.
“We’re taking it back to a basic lot,” she told the council. “We’re taking it all the way down to the dirt.”
Councilman Fred Hagan asked Filiatreau where the money is coming from to cover the demolition costs. Public Works Director Larry Hamilton said the costs would be paid from the cities’ land acquisition fund. Any money from the sale of the property would be used to reimburse the fund, he explained.
The council voted unanimously to award the bid.
KOHS GRANT. The council also approved a municipal order giving Mayor Bill Sheckles the authority to accept a $35,000 grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security that the Bardstown Fire Department is receiving.
Chief Anthony Mattingly told the council that his department was prepared for the FCC-mandated shift to narrowband radios on Jan. 1, 2013, and that the grant would go to help Nelson County EMS and other departments purchase narrowband-compliant radios.
In other business, the council:
- Appointed realtor Edward Seay to Development Review Board. Seay will fill the unexpired term of Ann Hite, who resigned earlier this year. Seay’s term runs until January 2013;
- Approved a municipal order that will correct annexation maps on file with the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office;
- Announced the Christmas Parade is 6 p.m. Dec. 1st;
- Announced that “Light Up Bardstown” would take place the day after Thanksgiving in downtown Bardstown;
- Listened to a short presentation by Kentucky League of Cities marketing agent Marty Nemes and l0ss specialist Joe Isaacs.
- Recognized Buck Snellen for his 20 years of service with the Bardstown Police Department.
The next regular meeting of the Bardstown City Council is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.
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