Jonathan,

 

I think we should be able to organize some volunteers.  Please count us in and we will do what we can.

 

Thanks,

 

Jim

 

James C. Hunt Executive Director

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Morgantown, WV  26505

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From: Jonathan Rosenbaum [mailto:freesource@cheat.org]
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:04 PM
To: Jim Hunt
Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] No bike lane this year .. unless

 

Hi Jim,

This bicycle climbing lane (read below) will have an important influence for people living in Sunnyside.  The BB chair is looking for volunteers to provide labor to paint lines.  Would it be possible to organize some WVU volunteers from Sunnyside Up to help with this project?

-Jonathan

On 7/27/2010 3:51 PM, Frank Gmeindl wrote:

Bicycle Board Members,

 

We recently cleared all the hurdles to get WVDOH to approve the bicycle climbing lane on Mon Blvd when WVU formally agreed with removing parking from the shoulder there.   Meanwhile, the engineering department re-estimated the cost of the bike lane at $20,000.  The original estimate about a year ago was $10K.  Then it climbed to $13K about 6 months ago for new City labor rates and now it's up to $20K because they now prefer to contract it out.

 

I met with Dan Boroff last Friday to check on the status.  He told me that the bike lane is a good project but the City can't afford it this year.  City business and occupation taxes have been lower than expected during the first quarter of the 2010 impacting the City budgets. The project will need to be approved by City Council as a project with Capital Escrow funds at a future time (possibly next spring). 

 

I'm just guessing that $10-15K of the project estimate is labor.  How many of you would be willing and able to spend 2 days installing the bike lane if the City provided the paint, equipment and 1 knowledgeable supervisor?  If we can raise sufficient volunteer labor, I'll ask the City Manager if we can negotiate.

 

Frank Gmeindl

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