Government
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
$86.55K agreement approved for traffic signal project in Schertz Schertz City Council authorized an $86,555 agreement with engineering firm Kimley-Horn and Associates for services related to the Pecan/ Schertz Parkway Signalization Project on Feb. 17. Signalization at this intersection will improve pedestrian safety, particularly for students and staff at Samuel Clemens High School during peak school traffic times, according to agenda documents. Why now? The combination of increased traffic and the proximity to Samuel Clemens High School has made crossing the intersection more difficult and less safe for pedestrians. The intersection had been analyzed previously, and it was deter- mined that its conditions did not meet the traffic signal warrants identified in the Texas Manual
Selma calls general election for mayor, 2 council seats The city of Selma called a general election for mayor and two City Council member seats during a regular meeting Feb. 12. What you need to know Selma Place 2 council member Noah Washington Jr. has filed for reelection and is running unopposed. Mayor Tom Daly has also filed for reelection and is running unopposed. Place 3 council member Becky Harris has filed for reelection. She will be facing candidate Cori Mitchell, according to an email from the city. The mayor, Place 2 and Place 3 seats will all serve two-year terms, according to the city’s elections website.
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of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, according to agenda documents. More details City staff have continued to monitor the inter- section and reanalyzed it to determine whether the signal warrants meet the Pedestrian Traffic Signal Warrant, which they do. The analysis was presented during a Feb. 5 Transportation Safety Advisory Commission meeting. The commission unanimously voted to recommend the project to City Council, according to agenda documents.
$513.9K contract approved for wastewater relocation project in Schertz Schertz City Council approved a $513,900 construction contract with RL Jones for the construction of the Bell North Drive Sewer Project through the city’s Capital Improvement Plan, and Sewer Reserves. The project’s bid is $513,980, according to agenda documents. Breaking down the bid
The Bell North Drive Sewer Project will elimi- nate individual grinder pumps at each business in that area and allow for a gravity collection system. This will make it easier for public works crews to maintain, agenda documents state.
on Feb. 17. The details
Base bid: $465.48K Bid alternate for removal of grinder pump systems: $48.5K
$513.98K total
Although the construction contract is $513,900, the council authorized an expenditure of up to $575,000 for the project, which is being funded
SOURCE: CITY OF SCHERTZ/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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