By: Dean Vaglia | Macomb Chronicle | Published April 3, 2023
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As winter gives way to spring, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees signed off on a list of repairs and improvements throughout the township at its March 22 meeting.
Macomb Corners Park received a considerable amount of attention from board members, who got the park ready for the warmer season by approving repairs and renewing a concessions contract. DiMambro Construction LLC was awarded a contract in the amount of $80,199.60 to repair the concrete pads at the pavilions, and township-based Scoop and Twist of Macomb will pay the township $800 a month to operate Macomb Corners Park’s concession stands from May 1, 2023, to October 30, 2025. An option to extend the contract for two more years is available in the contract.
“Scoop and Twist has been our concessionaire for the past five years, and we are happy with the service they have provided for our patrons,” Parks and Recreation Director Salvatore DiCaro said.
The board also approved pursuing a Michigan Department of Natural Resources grant to improve safety at Waldenburg Park. Set at $67,500 with a 25% township match at $22,500, grant funds would be used to purchase and install solar shelter lighting in the two pavilions at the back of the park, solar lights at all three bridges in the park and powder coating for two of the park’s older bridges.
Fire repairs
The Fire Department also had a series of repairs approved, including two vehicle repairs.
Engine 1 and Heavy Rescue 1 required repairs — front and rear springs on both vehicles — which will be performed by Apollo Fire Equipment for a combined total of $21,003.52. The bad parts were discovered the Monday before the meeting and the necessity of these vehicles being in operation expedited their inclusion on the agenda.
“We’re two to three weeks out for the parts,” Macomb Township Fire Chief Robert Phillips said. “So to wait another two weeks for the next meeting, then now we’re into May before the repairs could be made, and they’re telling us we should not wait that long.”
A contract to fix broken concrete at Station 2 was approved by the board, awarded to L Anthony Construction Inc. for $384,121.50. Work is expected to begin once the weather allows.
DPW’s new look
The Department of Public Works headquarters is getting a remodel, and Meridian Contracting Group LLC has been awarded the contract for performing the work and disposing of old furniture.
The contract was awarded for $194,186.
The board also approved the purchase of new uniforms for DPW workers from Libra Industries for a total cost of $13,804.41.