Friends,
This is a very busy week:
1. Monday, 6 :30 P.M., Municipal Building.
A Posted workshop for the Board of Aldermen. Special guests are Bobby Littlefield, Regional Director, TXDoT, Waco, and Rick Kasberg, city engineer.
Purpose: Discuss Sewer and Main Street as well as ways in which TXDoT might be able to help with a Main Street vision.
A. As far as the sewer, Bobby and Rick will discuss the sewer down Main Street -- what will be allowed and not allowed. There will also be a time-table discussed. The BOA will be able to ask questions and receive clarification.
B. Bobby has been interested in helping Salado with Main Street. However, to accomplish this, he wants to hear Salado's vision and goals.
Please know, the public is invited to listen; not to ask questions or corner our guests with questions afterwards. These men made time in very busy schedules for the sole purpose of talking with the Aldermen/Lady. Approximate meeting time: 1 to 1.5 hours.
2. Tuesday, 26 January, 6:30 P.M., Town Hall meeting on the Sewer with Rick Kasberg, our city engineer, and his staff. This is the time to listen and ask questions. Based on Monday evening's meeting, a clear path and schedule will be outlined. Our City Administrator will emcee the Town Hall. Approximate meeting time: 1 to 1.5 hours.
3. Thursday, 28 January, Noon, CTCOG Executive Committee, CTCOG. Salado has a seat on the Executive Committee and a voice. It puts us on the same level as other Mayors and elected officials. This is great news for our Village. Thank you CTCOG for giving us this opportunity.
3. Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Thursday, 28 January, TENROC Ranch, Blue Herring Room, 6 :30 P.M. Always interesting, always insightful, and always fun. Hurry and get tickets at the Chamber Office/Information Center, log cabin building.
4. Board of Aldermen Retreat at the CTCOG Building, Belton. 8:30 until completed. Discussion and planning for 2016, especially the first 6 months. It is open to the Public but discussion is limited to the Board of Aldermen/Lady. Questions and comments will not be received from citizens as this process is long and detailed. With the exception of bathroom breaks, every minute will be filled with intense discussion and planning.
5. This special email was received from TXDoT:
"I have been informed that one lane of the new access road from Thomas Arnold to the end of the project is expected to be open February 1st. The northbound access road two-way section will then revert to being one-way, which should be helpful for traffic flow and decreasing any driver confusion. There will still be guard rail being constructed for a few weeks, which necessitates the remaining lane closure, but when that’s done, we should be able to get the second lane open, as well."
I hope you have a great week! Salado will.
Jodi Wheatley
I-35 Information Officer
TxDOT/Waco District
254-867-2836
C# 254-366-7673
jodi.wheatley@txdot.gov
6. Thank you for the contributions toward cleaning the creek near the low water crossing. We are on our way.
VR/Skip
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Your Village in 3 minutes, 24 Jan 16 SundayI have been informed that one lane of the new access road from Thomas Arnold to the end of the project is expected to be open February 1st. The northbound access road two-way section will then revert to being one-way, which should be helpful for traffic flow and decreasing any driver confusion. There will still be guard rail being constructed for a few weeks, which necessitates the remaining lane closure, but when that’s done, we should be able to get the second lane open, as well. I hope you have a great weekend! Jodi Wheatley I-35 Information Officer TxDOT/Waco District 254-867-2836 C# 254-366-7673 jodi.wheatley@txdot.gov
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When will TXDOT start enforcing the NDPES permit and Erosion control on their project? We've had enough of their mud and stil wash into our waterways and streets that has severely impacted us. With winter vastly approaching we aren't going to enable James Construction Group anymore or their lack of care or concern. That group of people managing the project think this this the Wild West and they can do whatever they choose without consquenses. They are mistaken our patience with stupidity. We aren't stupid people and know more than they give us credit for knowing. They might feed elected officials a line, we don't buy into their games. That group is the worst of the worst and we are done playing their childish games. Either TXDOT enforces their contract and starts mandating strict compliance keeping our streets cleans and waterways free of their silt or some of us will escalate this up to General Weber ourselves and let him handle the muddy conditions they impose on us.
ReplyDeleteWe've prepared ourselves for project not being done within time constraints they've told you knowing they aren't qualified to make any milestone or deadline conveyed. It's James Construction, not Williams Bothers or Hunter Contracting.
All we need to do is look at their mess they've created of our community, our waterways, our roadways, and the uncompleted work scattered everywhere. They won’t be done within the time frame we are being told. If feels like we are being lied yet again and more excuses why they can’t do anything right or timely. By the time TxDOT is done cleaning up the mess this company leaves, it is rumored through AGC that we might have two more years dealing with these schmucks. They’ve all but desecrated our community with their filthy jobsite conditions and mud they allow to be tracked everywhere. We hope you are holding TxDOT’s feet to the fire making sure the work being completed works so they don’t come back and disrupt us even more.
ReplyDeleteOn a brighter note we don’t have it near as bad as Temple or Troy. I thank god I don't drive north but once a month!