WEATHERSFIELD Township officials have updated a major road improvement project that has been years in the making. At a recent meeting, trustees approved
WEATHERSFIELD Township officials have updated a major road improvement project that has been years in the making. At a recent meeting, trustees approved
YOUNGSTOWN The “bridge to nowhere” is about to go bye-bye.
The city’s board of control Thursday approved a $582,000 contract with Rudzik Excavating of Struthers to demolish the Crescent Street Bridge, and a separate agreement with Environmental Design Group of Akron to provide construction administration and inspection services for the project.
Charles Shasho, the city’s deputy director of public works, refers to the structure as “the bridge to nowhere” because the 78-foot steel girder goes over an abandoned railroad line, just west of West Rayen Avenue.
The bridge has been in poor condition for years, he said.
The work will begin in June and is expected to be finished by October.
As this is the second time Lees has left the police department, it’s his second severance.
This one is significantly less than the first as Lees worked for the city for a much longer time during his initial employment.
The board of control Thursday approved the latest severance payment to Lees, which is primarily $11,233.33 for unused sick time.
The rest is $805 for “hazardous duty” pay, which is given to all ranking police officers, and $90.42 for a monthly uniform allowance.
Brown announced Jan. 7 that he was firing Lees, effective Jan. 15, as police chief because of differing opinions between the two about the department’s direction.