By David Fleet
Editor
Atlas —Construction on all phases of sidewalk replacement for the Village of Atlas is expected to begin on July 7.
On June 8, Burton-based Streeter Brothers was awarded a $311,369 bid for sidewalk improvement in the Village of Atlas with a 3-0 vote. They were the lowest of three received.
All three phases of the 5,600-feet project on Gale and Perry roads in the Village of Atlas, will be replaced with five-feet wide sidewalks. The project is expected to take about two months and start in front of the old Gale Road Atlas Baptist Church then turn west toward Grand Blanc. Tree removal will be a minimum said Greg Streeter, president of Streeter Brothers.
“Notification to about 48 residents in Atlas will be given when the sidewalk crosses a driveway,” he said. “We appreciate the opportunity and patience as this project moves forward.”
The total cost of the project is $500,000 the township will seek additional funds to complete the project. On March 16, the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission OK’d $264,000 of county American Rescue Plan Act funds for a portion of the Iron Belle Trail connection construction in Atlas.
“The current sidewalks through Atlas were installed many years ago,” said Kautman-Jones. Sections of the sidewalk are missing or have been moved by tree roots—it’s just not safe. The sidewalks will end up across from the Atlas Valley Country Club and then connect with a trail to Grand Blanc.”
The funds will be used for a sidewalk to connect the southern portion of the trail to the approved western portion to be built. When completed the trail will connect on the south side of Perry Road to the Grand Blanc Township line.
Signed into law March 2021, the fund provides $350 billion in relief to states and local governments to fight the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The township currently has an additional $629,000 in ARPA funds that could be used on other local projects. The Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission has allocated about $10 million for communities like the township and Goodrich.