Board of Aldermen 12-10-2019 Page 12
Lastly I’d like to thank Al Savage and Marion for all that they have done for the City and | am glad we were
able to do that proclamation for them. Thank you.
Alderman Dowd
| also want to thank the DPW and | was there last night and took the opportunity to talk to some of the
people that work there. When you have a storm that long, the State requirements are that drivers can only
drive for so many hours before they have to go rest. So they can’t be out on the street until they pass out. |
will say that | found out that a lot of the supervisors at the DPW were also out driving plows and driving to
keep the roads as clear as possible. The other thing | would ask is when people call the DPW, they will
help you, but please be polite. | heard that they get the occasional phone call where they are ripping into
this poor woman that is answering the phone trying to help them and sometimes using language that is not
appropriate. So people need to be a little more patient because they are doing their best and just want
everybody to know that.
The other thing is that we are diligently working on a Frequently Asked Questions Pages that have been
asked at all the Public Meetings on the School Project. It will be available hopefully tomorrow. | had to go
through a few people just for editing directions. | will be sending it to each one of you so you'll have it when
people ask questions and it will be published on the School District’s Web Site that has a site just for the
Middle School Project. So that’s it for that.
| did call the Telegraph today there was a headline that we were spending $172 million dollars on the
Middle School Project; a lot more than is really true. The bond is $118 million. Of course, if you used every
penny, you use the highest interest rate that we put when we do bond legislation and you spend it all and
you don’t have other things to consider, that’s probably the worst case that you could spend over 25 or 30
years. But the bond is $118 million, that is the cost of the three school construction.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
| just thought of this just to get it on people’s calendars and especially for members of the Board of
Aldermen who may be in town. The Monday, | believe it is December 30", the last Monday in December,
the Performing Arts Center Steering Committee is going to be having a meeting. At that point Harvey is
going to be giving us number; so we will be getting our numbers. | know we have one more meeting left,
but just thinking out and if you are planning your calendar, that meeting will be at 5:00 PM so just to make
everyone aware of it.
President Wilshire
In Room 208?
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
208, yes thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you.
Committee announcements:
Alderman Dowd
Yes as we’ve heard a couple times, there’s a Public Hearing on this coming Monday on R-19-186, R-19-
187 and R-19-191. We need everyone from the Board here for the Public Hearing and that will be followed
immediately by the Budget Review Committee which will take the initial votes on those three bonds.
