260 Miles of Roadways Swept Clean
Even in this oppressive heat, City of Lawrence Streets Department Operator Steve Logan works hard to sweep up trash and safely haul it away.
Streets Director Jim Heneghan reports that more than 260 miles of Lawrence roadways have been swept clean of 140 cubic yards of dirt, debris, and litter in the past few weeks.
The battle never ends, however, so when you see Steve coming down your street, be sure to give him a smile and a friendly wave!
Lawrence is beautiful. Together we can keep it that way!
Find out how you can help at https://www.cityoflawrence.org/lawrence-beautiful
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2022 4th Fest Parade
Thank you again to everyone who participated in our 2022 4th Fest Parade!
Captain Cantrell, Hal Daniels and the Color Guard, Exchange Club & LUMC, LT Marching Pride, Grand Marshall Jack Keefer, Mayor Steve Collier, Chief of Staff Dave Hofmann, Dr. Shawn Smith, LPD Chief Gary Woodruff, MSDLT School Board, MSDLT Bus, MRAP, City Clerk Kathy Walton, Mayor Joe Hogsett, Marion County Sherriff’s Office, Congressman Andre Carson, Senator Kyle Walker, MSDLT Food Truck, Yard Sign Sisters, Sahara Grotto, VFW Post 261, Blue Star Banner, Cyndi for Indy, Joe Elsener and Matt Huckleby Lawrence Township Republican Club, Angela Grabovsky, Brad Klopfenstein (GLCC), Patrick Gleason and the Masonic Lodge, Judge Kim Bacon, Constable Terry Burns, District 2 Councilor Rick Wells, Lawrence Township Democratic Club, John Hicks VFW 11th District, Roller Cave, Kids and Adults Dental, Williamson Body Shop, PawStop, City of Lawrence Streets Department, St. Lawrence, Brad Jones, Naptown Rollers, Jeep Jamboree, Lawrence Township Football League, LN Wildcats, LC Bears, Indy Bears, Jarnel Conrad, Tyrell and Tyrese Smith, Dorothea Gail and the cheerleaders, Harold and Susan Bricker, Les McConnell, goPuff, Urban Restoration, Lawrence DPW and the Blue Banner Program, Special Olympics, Lawrence Apostolic Church, Josh Macedo, Victory Title, Gibson Athletic Center, the Lawrence Police Department, and the Lawrence Fire Department.
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Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben Oct 1
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2022 Utility Project Updates
I am pleased to provide the following update for Lawrence residents and businesses concerning our ongoing water main and sanitary sewer improvements projects.
Miller Pipeline and their subcontractors completed the water main installations on Maple Lane and Zoeller Avenue and are now installing the water main on Wallingwood Drive. Once the water main and associated work on Wallingwood is completed, they will work on completing the storm water work and other restoration work at all three locations. The final piece of the project will be to repave all three of these streets.
Miller Pipeline is gearing up to perform two other projects in Lawrence; the Fall Creek water main replacement and the 2022 Sanitary Sewer Rehab Project. The water main replacement project will replace an old water main that supplies water to the Fall Creek & 79th Street Kroger Complex and the Sanitary Sewer Rehab project will address old, deteriorated sanitary sewer mains, manholes and laterals in older parts of the city roughly east and west of Franklin Road from Pendleton Pike to 54th Street.
JG Case Construction continues to work on our Phase II water system improvements project under Contract B, which is the water main replacement project. Presently, they have installed new water main along Franklin Road from 47th to Barksdale Way. They have pulled off the project temporarily in order to clean up Franklin Road in time for the July 4th parade, but will be back out on Franklin Road to finish that part of the project as soon as the 4th Fest is over. The next phase of this work will likely be 46th Street from Franklin to Shadeland with the last phase being Richardt Street from 48th to 54th.
Our contractor, NECO, has indicated that they plan to start the next phase of our water meter replacement program sometime between July 11 and July 18, 2022. This program is about getting the latest technology in water metering out to our customers to ensure accurate billing in the most efficient manner. The new meter technology also enables customers to sign up for the Badger Eye On Water app, which allows for better water use management with next-day leak alerts and access to usage data/trends via computer or mobile phones.
The Utility is also working on developing new water supply wells in the Fort Harrison well field. This project will add to our existing wells and ensure adequate supplies of raw water to meet present and future demands. We hope to have approval through the IDNR and complete installation of the new wells in 2023.
Design work is also underway for a new water main replacement project in the Brookside Park/North Lawrence Park subdivisions (west of Richardt Street from 54th to 48th streets). We will divide this into at least 2 phases and it will require some coordination with Lawrence DPW, who will be performing stormwater improvements in this area as well. We have not determined actual bid/construction dates at this time. We will provide more details as soon as they are available.
Please watch this space for more information regarding our water and sanitary sewer improvements project and, as always, please do not hesitate to contact me at ssalsbery@cityoflawrence.org with any questions or concerns regarding your water and sanitary sewer services.
Thank you,
Scott Salsbery, Supt.
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Station 38 Closes Friday July 1, 2022
City of Lawrence Fire Department Chief Batalis would like to announce that Station 38 located at 4450 N. McCoy Street will close on Friday July 1, 2022. There will be no interruption of service to our citizens.
Ladder and Tactical 38, as well as Battalion 30, will move to Station 40, located at 9530 East 59th Street. The ambulance will relocate to Station 39 located at 4751 N. Richardt.
Station 38 is slated for demolition during the week of July 11th. Construction will begin shortly after that on the new station. This will take ten to twelve months to complete.
The current firehouse built in 1986, housed all of the administration offices and our 911 center. Over the years and with the increase of staffing it was time to improve our facility.
The new station will have updated facilities that will benefit the health and safety of our firefighters, EMT’s, and paramedics.
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