AUBURN â City government is looking to add parking spaces in downtown Auburn, Mayor Mike Ley said Thursday.
The Board of Public Works and Safety hired Complete Appraisals Services of Bluffton to conduct âappraisals on real estate the city is looking at purchasing,â Ley said.
âSeveral of the parcels weâre looking at would be resolving off-street parking use,â Ley said after the board meeting.
The mayor did not disclose the locations of the properties. He said their owners have shown interest in selling. The city could not pay more than the prices established by the appraisals.
Among the pressures on city parking, a new, three-story headquarters of Credent Wealth Management is scheduled to open in eight months on the courthouse square.
AUBURN â The city Redevelopment Commission can expect to take in about $1.4 million in revenue per year from tax-increment financing districts, a financial consultant said this week.
The commission should have a fund balance of around $5.4 million at the end of this year, a consultant from the Baker Tilley firm said in an annual report.
The report listed more than $10 million in possible projects for spending the money in the years ahead.
The list includes:
⢠remodeling of the police department headquarters;
⢠a new headquarters for the street department;
⢠downtown sidewalk rehabilitation;
⢠infrastructure at C.R. 11-A and Interstate 69 south of the city; and
AUBURN â The Auburn Police Department and Fire Department both received approval to hire new employees at Thursdayâs meeting of the Auburn Board of Public Works and Safety.
The Police Department is hiring Derick Campbell as a patrolman. The department chose Campbell, a former area resident, through a lengthy hiring process.
The Fire Department will employ Cody LaRowe as a new firefighter. He is the son of retired firefighter Chip LaRowe, who still works part-time for the department, Fire Chief Michael VanZile said.
The board gave permission to Auburn City Steakhouse, 203 S. Main St., to expand its outdoor dining area along the 100 block of West 8th Street.