Arkansas City commissioners will consider a resolution Tuesday authorizing an agreement with Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC), to provide a housing master plan for a 101-acre city owned property on West Skyline Road. The proposed agreement is for an amount not to exceed $28,550. The city recently purchased the tract to reserve it for future housing development. Commissioners decided during a previous work session that a master plan was needed to determine the best types of housing for the site and the infrastructure needs. During the Friday work session, City Manager Randy Frazer said that PEC would provide the city with an overview of all of the things that are needed for housing in that area. “Infrastructure, pedestrian, vehicle traffic, utilities, all that kind of stuff,” he said. The consultant will work with the planning commission initially and then hold some public meetings. “The input of the planning commission and the public meetings will be put into the final plan, and would then come before the city commission for their approval,” Frazer said. Commissioners will also consider a resolution to accept a bid from Keeler Equipment, of Ponca City, Okla. for the purchase of a large sanitation dump trailer, for an amount not to exceed $12,250. The current trailer is available for rent and being utilized by citizens on a weekly basis and is in high demand.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
