New Sidewalks in M'burgh

MIDDLEBURGH - Danforth Avenue residents in Middleburgh have new, smooth sidewalks.

The village received two bids for the work earlier this summer. The low bid was from Schoenecker Construction at $24,684 and the other bid was $29,000 from MSL Construction. Board members awarded the bid to MSL in August.

Schoenecker Construction redid the sidewalks on Wells Avenue and some other streets in the village last year.

Board members cited two reasons for selecting the higher bid.

Trustee Sheryl Adams said she was impressed with the complete and detailed MSL bid package while Trustee Bob Tinker was blunt on why he selected MSL. When Mr. Schoenecker worked on Wells and other streets last year, Trustee Tinker said, he received comments about offensive language and some people being cursed at.

In May, Middleburgh village officials thought they had a vendor who would replace the sidewalks on Scribner Avenue. Unfortunately, the contractor was unable to meet the village's timeline for project completion.

Last month, village board members agreed to seek new proposals for the project. The bids were opened on August 1. The funds for the will come from the village CHIPs funds.

The work should take three to five days, with removal, prep, and pouring, Mayor a Tim Knight said. The sidewalk work will make traffic "more difficult" on the street, Mayor Knight added.

The project could not be completed last fall because "we ran out of good weather," officials said.

Village officials last August approved a bid to replace the sidewalks.

The Scribner Avenue sidewalk replacement project was four feet wide by six inches deep. There is one blind detector tile at the corner. The sidewalk is 375 feet with no curb.