County Accepts Lone Paving Bid
The Glasscock County Commissioners’ Court on May 8 accepted the only bid submitted, $211,000, for its 2006 paving project. The bid was from Lipan. County Engineer Dan Glass said he expected the paving to cost 40 percent more per mile than last year.
Commissioner Jimmy Strube said the county needs to go ahead with 2006 paving, even with higher costs. Commissioner Michael Hoch said if the county gets behind with the paving, it won’t ever catch up, adding that prices will be still higher next year.
Commissioners learned that repair on a dozer will cost $35,000 – $40,000. Commissioner Marck Schafer said he’d like to sell the machine on the open market and rent one as needed. The used dozer’s value may be around $160,000.
Schafer said he is unimpressed with the service and prices the county gets from Warren CAT in Odessa. He would like to deal with some other company, even if it’s further away.
The court approved Kathryn Wiseman with the state on-site sewage facility program as the county’s sewage inspector until Oscar Trevino can get an inspector’s license.
The court accepted a $3,759 bid from Jose Lopez for a used sheriff’s department car. Other bids were from Charles Haase, $2,735; Eighty-seven Auto $2,035; Mark Frysak $1,050 and Bus Sales $1,387.
Commissioners approved a community center cleaning checklist that is to be given to renters of the facility.
The Extension office reported that the GCHS technology department recently loaded the community center’s computer lab equipment with updated software, saving the county considerable money. The Extension office suggested the county send this department a monetary donation for their time and effort.