WALKER-Street reconstruction in Walker on Michigan Avenue behind the courthouse will shift access to the gravel parking lot south of the courthouse complex before the July 4 weekend.
That parking lot has been accessible only from the west until now. A first layer of new pavement is scheduled to be laid this week in the block adjacent to the medical offices, running west past the rear of city hall and to a midpoint behind the courthouse.
Once the pavement has been laid, access to the courthouse gravel parking lot will shift from west to east, using the new pavement.
During the next phase, Central Services Director Tim Richardson informed the county board Tuesday, there will be interruptions to the courthouse complex water service and on-street parking. Law enforcement will not be able to use the garage at the back of the jail to bring prisoners into the building for one three-hour period.
Richardson said he expects the water service interruption to occur between 7 and 10 p.m., but does not have a set date yet for this to occur. There will be a "fire watch" during this time, because the sprinkler system for the county buildings will not be functioning, he said.
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Interruptions to accessing Health, Human and Veterans Services building access will occur in late July or early August. It will follow work on the street going south to Walker-Hackensack Akeley School.
The city of Walker is replacing storm and sanitary sewers and water lines under Michigan Avenue and cross streets, mostly south of Highway 371, then installing new curb and gutter and street pavement.
Cass County will pay a $305,000 assessment for its share as an abutting property owner. Additionally, the county and other property owners must pay to connect to the main lines in the street.
The county board Tuesday approved low bids from T&C Excavating for $5,861.20 for excavation work, from Dick's Plumbing and Heating for $5,420 to make new line connections and from Danny's Masonry for $14,350 for cement work to replace sidewalk and a law enforcement garage door apron.
These costs will be paid from the county's annual $100,000 courthouse maintenance fund.
