MOOSEJAWTODAY.COM — City hall is gearing up for its annual crusade against those tire-imploding, vehicle-damaging potholes, but it will likely be late April or early May before it has the proper supplies.
Bevan Harlton, director of operations, told city council during its April 8 regular meeting that the municipality’s hot-mix asphalt supply tender closes Tuesday, April 16, so he wasn’t sure when that valuable material would become available.
However, once it was ready, the city would purchase the hot mix and start addressing this problem, he added.
Line painting
When asked whether the city would be affected by a shortage of line paint this year as it was in 2023, Harlton replied that his department has six palettes of paint that it didn’t use last year and didn’t anticipate any problems acquiring more.
“We have material on hand to start,” he added.
Rebar in sidewalks
Asked whether the operations department planned to install rebar in its future sidewalk designs to make them stronger, Harlton said he had hoped to include those bars in this year’s tenders but was unsuccessful.
“I believe that rebar in sidewalks helps… ,” he stated.
Harlton added that, to be fair to engineering staff, he needed to speak with them and hear their thoughts about installing rebars in sidewalks because they were not as enthusiastic about it as he was.
Street sweeping
When asked when street sweeping would begin, Harlton replied that residents can expect the cleaning machines to hit the streets starting the week of Monday, April 22.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, April 22.
