On Tuesday workers laid new asphalt over what had been a 20-foot deep sinkhole on Northwest 115th Avenue.
ALACHUA – City of Alachua Mayor Gib Coerper took a step to financially prepare the City for natural disasters by officially declaring a local state of emergency at a special city commission meeting Tuesday.
The proclamation allows for City Manager Traci Cain “to take all reasonable and necessary emergency measures” to provide continuing safety services to the city.
This includes the waiving of the city’s purchasing guidelines and ordinances, allowing the city manager to procure emergency goods and services without competitive bidding or the requirement to seek approval from the city commission.
Marcian Brown, finance director for the City of Alachua, stated that the proclamation is not a reaction but rather a precaution, noting that the City must declare a local state of emergency in order to potentially receive funding from FEMA should Alachua County become eligible for emergency funds.
The proclamation came after Tropical Storm Debby caused a variety of damage in the area, including a sinkhole on Northwest 115th Avenue.
According to Mike New, the City of Alachua public services director, the sinkhole was 2 feet in diameter at the surface but was 20 feet deep and 20 feet in diameter beneath the ground.
Workers from the City of Alachua began to fix the hole with backfill compacting and installing grouting tubes, eventually adding concrete inside the hole. On Tuesday afternoon, workers completed much of the asphalt restoration on the surface of the hole.
The cost of repairing this sinkhole is estimated at $45,000-$50,000. New noted that there are a few other sinkholes in the area and supports the proclamation of a state of emergency in order to allot necessary funds to fix problems such as these.
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On Tuesday workers laid new asphalt over what had been a 20-foot deep sinkhole on Northwest 115th Avenue.
ALACHUA – City of Alachua Mayor Gib Coerper took a step to financially prepare the City for natural disasters by officially declaring a local state of emergency at a special city commission meeting Tuesday.
The proclamation allows for City Manager Traci Cain “to take all reasonable and necessary emergency measures” to provide continuing safety services to the city.
This includes the waiving of the city’s purchasing guidelines and ordinances, allowing the city manager to procure emergency goods and services without competitive bidding or the requirement to seek approval from the city commission.
Marcian Brown, finance director for the City of Alachua, stated that the proclamation is not a reaction but rather a precaution, noting that the City must declare a local state of emergency in order to potentially receive funding from FEMA should Alachua County become eligible for emergency funds.
The proclamation came after Tropical Storm Debby caused a variety of damage in the area, including a sinkhole on Northwest 115th Avenue.
According to Mike New, the City of Alachua public services director, the sinkhole was 2 feet in diameter at the surface but was 20 feet deep and 20 feet in diameter beneath the ground.
Workers from the City of Alachua began to fix the hole with backfill compacting and installing grouting tubes, eventually adding concrete inside the hole. On Tuesday afternoon, workers completed much of the asphalt restoration on the surface of the hole.
The cost of repairing this sinkhole is estimated at $45,000-$50,000. New noted that there are a few other sinkholes in the area and supports the proclamation of a state of emergency in order to allot necessary funds to fix problems such as these.
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