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Published December 24, 2008, 12:00 AM

City approves engineering for 2009 Carmichael Road project

The Hudson City Council on Dec. 15 authorized spending up to $66,000 on preparations for resurfacing 1.75 miles of Carmichael Road south of Interstate 94 next summer.

By: Randy Hanson, Hudson Star-Observer

The Hudson City Council on Dec. 15 authorized spending up to $66,000 on preparations for resurfacing 1.75 miles of Carmichael Road south of Interstate 94 next summer.

Bonestroo, the city’s consulting engineering firm, will draft the plans and specifications for the project.

The council decided to include the resurfacing of a southbound exit ramp to Albert Road in the project, but eliminated work on a northbound ramp next to the vacant St. Croix Meadows dog track.

The resurfacing will take place from Coulee Road on the north side of Interstate 94 to a point 600 feet south of River View Drive.

St. Croix County recently resurfaced the road (also County F) from there to past the new River Crest Elementary School.

Alderperson Alan Burchill recommended paying Bonestroo no more than a specific amount for the engineering work instead of paying a percentage of the total project cost, as has been done in the past.

Other action

In other business, the City Council:

  • Extended a contract with The Giggle Factory allowing the business to sell concessions out of the Lakefront Park bathhouse for another summer. The city will receive 5 percent of the gross sales.

  • Approved the purchase of two 2009 Crown Victoria police cars from Anderson Ford of Baldwin at the price of $21,935 per car. Anderson Ford’s bid was the lowest of three that the police department received.

  • Set park user and sailboat mooring fees for 2009. Most rates will remain the same as in 2008. The price of using Grandview Park softball fields will increase to $25 per field. Mayor Dean Knudson said increased rates for electricity are the reason for the boost.

    The Hudson Boosters had their fees for the use of baseball and softball fields bumped up to $16 per field for day games and $30 per field for night games. The Boosters paid $14.50 and $25 last summer.

    The sailboat mooring fee was set at $550 for the season. The Park Board had wanted to increase the fee for non-residents of the city to $650, but federal regulations don’t allow charging non-residents a higher fee.

  • Switched from Wausau Insurance for the city’s liability coverage to a League of Wisconsin Municipalities plan offered by Spectrum Insurance. The city will receive more coverage and pay less for it under the League of Municipalities plan.

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